Mumbai, Sep 26 (NationPress) The defamation lawsuit initiated by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede against director Aryan Khan, along with Shah Rukh Khan's production company Red Chillies Entertainment and the streaming platform Netflix, has been directed by the Delhi High Court for amendments.

The court inquired about the rationale behind filing Wankhede's case in Delhi and raised concerns regarding its validity. Consequently, the High Court instructed Wankhede to revise his plea, with the next hearing scheduled post-amendment of the defamation petition.

Wankhede has contended that the recently released series ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’, directed by Aryan, presents false, malicious, and defamatory portrayals. He further claimed that the depiction of anti-drug enforcement agencies has been severely misrepresented, resulting in a detrimental impact on public confidence in law enforcement.

In the series, a character resembling Wankhede conducts a raid at a party, mirroring a raid he executed during a cruise party incident in October 2021.

Wankhede asserts that the web series contains intentionally biased and disparaging narratives directed at him. He has pointed out that his case against Aryan Khan is still pending in the Bombay High Court and a special NDPS court in Mumbai.

Furthermore, Wankhede noted that a character in the series is depicted uttering the phrase, “Satyamev Jayate”, followed by an obscene gesture, which he argues insults a slogan integral to the national emblem and constitutes a violation of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.

Additionally, it has been claimed that the series infringes upon multiple provisions of the Information Technology Act and the Indian Penal Code, as it appears to provoke national sentiments through offensive content.