HC to Ashneer Grover: Avoid defamatory remarks

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued summons to BharatPe’s former MD Ashneer Grover and his wife on a suit filed by the company seeking to restrain them from making defamatory statements against the fintech firm, which has accused the couple of misappropriating funds.

The high court granted two weeks time to Grover, his wife Madhuri Jain, the then head of controls and group president of the company, administration and facilities and three other relatives to file their replies to the suit and applications for interim relief filed by BharatPe and listed the matter for further proceedings in January 2023.

The company has also sought to direct the couple and three others to pay more than Rs 88.67 crore along with interest towards recovery of alleged misappropriated funds and damages caused to the reputation of the firm. Grover had resigned from the company in March and his wife was removed from her post.