Judge Anil H Laddad directed Kakkar to file his reply and posted the matter for further hearing on January 21.
DSK Legal’s lawyers representing Khan sought an interim injunction (order) restraining Kakkar from making any further defamatory statements during the pendency of the trial.
But Kakkar’s lawyers Abha Singh and Aditya Pratap opposed the prayer saying they got the case papers only on Thursday evening and the entire trial could not be seen.
Advocate Singh also submitted that there was no urgency and if Khan had waited for a month to file the suit, Kakkar should have got some time to file a reply.
Judge Ladakh then adjourned the hearing.
Khan, who lives in Mumbai’s suburban Bandra, has a farmhouse in Panvel in neighboring Raigad district.
Kakkar, who hails from Mumbai, has a plot on a hillock next to Khan’s farmhouse.
According to Khan’s lawsuit, Kakkar made abusive remarks against the actor while talking to a YouTuber. Two other people who participated in the show have also been named as respondents.
Khan has also made YouTube, social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and search engine giant Google as parties in the lawsuit and demanded that they be directed to block and remove “derogatory content” from their websites.
Khan wants a standing order restraining Kakkar from posting or publishing derogatory material about the actor or his farmhouse.
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