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NEW DELHI: Netflix, on Wednesday, strongly opposed absconding diamond merchant Mehul Choksi’s appeal seeking preview of its upcoming series “Bad Boy Billionaires” stating that Choksi is an absconder and is evading joining the investigation by agencies in the $2-billion PNB scandal .
Appearing on behalf of Choksi, Advocate Vijay Aggarwal said that Choksi has offered to join the investigation through video conferencing. Taking a dig at Choksi, senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul appearing on behalf of Netflix described Choksi’s offer as “magnanimous”.
Kaul said that there are red alert notices issued against Choksi who is trying to invoke the extraordinary jurisdiction of the Delhi High Court seeking to regulate OTT content and preview of the series.
Kaul informed the High Court that the upcoming series is nothing but an “amalgamation of interviews, former employees, books and a source chart (mentioned in the series)”.
Questioning Choksi whether he has joined the investigation, the division bench headed by the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court verbally remarked “We want to know whether your (Choksi) conduct is consistent with your claim to fair trial”.
Advocate Vijay Aggarwal challenged the order passed by the Single Bench of the High Court stating that the order passed by the Single Bench declining preview of the docuseries was a “non-speaking order”.
Aggarwal said Choksi has not been declared a fugitive economic offender and the Constitution of India guarantees his (Choksi) fundamental right. He added that Netflix is an “unregulated entity”. He further said that the majesty of the Court is supreme and the sovereign has to step in since the Constitution guarantees fundamental rights.
Aggarwal informed the Court that extradition proceedings are going on and Choksi has “religiously” responded to notices by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED).
As reported by ET on Tuesday, maintaining that pre-publication censorship is not permissible, Netflix filed its response against Choksi’s appeal.
In its response filed in Delhi High Court, Netflix said that Choksi was fully aware of the upcoming docuseries as he was interviewed by the producer of the series in May 2019.
The entertainment giant has also argued that the docuseries will not adversely impact the trial of Choksi. Describing him as an absconder, Netflix has said that the affidavit filed by Choksi in his appeal is neither attested nor apostilled.
Instead, Choksi's address mentioned in the petition is that of an "entire township". Citing freedom of speech and expression, Netflix has said that even the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has informed the Delhi High Court that the government does not regulate the digital media.
As reported by ET on August 28, the Ministry while opposing Choksi's petition had informed the High Court that "freedom of speech and expression is cardinal and should be given full play".
The release of the series, which was slated for release on September 2, stands stayed by two Courts- Bihar and Hyderabad- on separate pleas file by Sahara Chairman Subrata Roy and B Ramalinga Raju who feature in the series.
Earlier this month, Patna High Court also refused to vacate stay granted by a lower Court in Bihar asking Netflix to approach the lower court for similar relief.
Appearing on behalf of Choksi, Advocate Vijay Aggarwal said that Choksi has offered to join the investigation through video conferencing. Taking a dig at Choksi, senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul appearing on behalf of Netflix described Choksi’s offer as “magnanimous”.
Kaul said that there are red alert notices issued against Choksi who is trying to invoke the extraordinary jurisdiction of the Delhi High Court seeking to regulate OTT content and preview of the series.
Kaul informed the High Court that the upcoming series is nothing but an “amalgamation of interviews, former employees, books and a source chart (mentioned in the series)”.
Questioning Choksi whether he has joined the investigation, the division bench headed by the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court verbally remarked “We want to know whether your (Choksi) conduct is consistent with your claim to fair trial”.
Advocate Vijay Aggarwal challenged the order passed by the Single Bench of the High Court stating that the order passed by the Single Bench declining preview of the docuseries was a “non-speaking order”.
Aggarwal said Choksi has not been declared a fugitive economic offender and the Constitution of India guarantees his (Choksi) fundamental right. He added that Netflix is an “unregulated entity”. He further said that the majesty of the Court is supreme and the sovereign has to step in since the Constitution guarantees fundamental rights.
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Aggarwal informed the Court that extradition proceedings are going on and Choksi has “religiously” responded to notices by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED).
As reported by ET on Tuesday, maintaining that pre-publication censorship is not permissible, Netflix filed its response against Choksi’s appeal.
In its response filed in Delhi High Court, Netflix said that Choksi was fully aware of the upcoming docuseries as he was interviewed by the producer of the series in May 2019.
The entertainment giant has also argued that the docuseries will not adversely impact the trial of Choksi. Describing him as an absconder, Netflix has said that the affidavit filed by Choksi in his appeal is neither attested nor apostilled.
Instead, Choksi's address mentioned in the petition is that of an "entire township". Citing freedom of speech and expression, Netflix has said that even the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has informed the Delhi High Court that the government does not regulate the digital media.
As reported by ET on August 28, the Ministry while opposing Choksi's petition had informed the High Court that "freedom of speech and expression is cardinal and should be given full play".
The release of the series, which was slated for release on September 2, stands stayed by two Courts- Bihar and Hyderabad- on separate pleas file by Sahara Chairman Subrata Roy and B Ramalinga Raju who feature in the series.
Earlier this month, Patna High Court also refused to vacate stay granted by a lower Court in Bihar asking Netflix to approach the lower court for similar relief.