KARTIK SETH Advocate, Supreme Court OfIndz'a Dated May 13th 2017 Ms Shobhana Bhartia Chairperson Editorial Director HT Media Limited Hindustand Times House 18-20, Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi 110001, India Subject Legal Notice for Defamation Dear Ma'am, I write on behalf of and under instructions of my client, Shri Arun Kumar Mishra, Chief Engineer, Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC). One of your special correspondents of Kanpur, Mr Haidar Naqvi has written a news article which has been published by your English Daily, Hindustan Times, which can be accessed at URL (last accessed on 13th May 2017, Saturday at 4:44 PM IST) In this article, your newspaper (hereinafter referred as ?you?) has casted aspersions on the integrity of my client. The following are the points which you have raised without even verfying the veracity of the facts at hand (I) You have said that Senior Advocates Nageshwar Rao (Now, Justice Nageshwar Rao), Mukul Rohtagi, So1i Sorabjee, Shanti Bhushan, Harish Salve, Gopal Subramaniurn, Salman Khurshid, Kapil Sibbal, Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi have all appeared on behalf of my client. ~33 I +91-9582031845 Email ID kartik.seth4@gmail.com ?+954: iqoqggn Of?ce 181 Tower 8, Supreme Enclave, Mqvur ?lter Phase I New Delhi 110091 V60: 86% 6?65 ~13 ext? 909 *9 \90 9 KARTIK SETH Advocmci Suprane Court Oflndiu While doing so, you leC indicalctl that in) client could not haw paid ilicir prolessional ibes the salary uhich he earns, cxiracl ot'ihc article is quoted lICl'L'lIi below "The unusual port Mishm draws (i stilniyu/iusl lille il is understood llial lhe lawyers often llimge a fee ranging between five and twenty lakh per day. To respond to that, it is pertinent to mention that Mr Mukul Rohatgi, Attorney General of ll'idi'd, appeared on behaltof my Client, in fact he appeared [or UPSIDC WhiCh is a state run body, With rcgaid to the otliei Senior Advocates mentioned in ynui article, it is categorically stated that they have represented my client at some oi the other Stage oi the litigation he has been a part of, at either the Court at the High Court oflurlicatore at Allahabad. Before jumping to conclusions and casting aspersioiis on my Clitnt, you should haw atleasl hi oshed up your knowledge about clieiilr attorney privilege which includes mm- disclosure of professional fees charged by the lawyer to his clients 1 have been also instiocted to mention the abovestatcd Senior Advocates have been kind enough to my client to represent him in Various toms at a heavily discounted rate ing his service strata and his reputation and in State ofUttai Praileshl (ll) :Vou have icfciied to cases of C31 and ED against my client and tried to portray a picture which shows him in \'ery poor light and raises question marks over his integrity. In response to the above, it is hereby mentioned that none of the properties mentioned in your article belong to my client and the Case ofCBi anti Fl") stand quasth against him as on today #917958103184Sl Email 11) k4 Offit'i' .- 1mm K. .supmme 13mm w. Maw I i [m I'lmte I you" 7 mum KARTIK SETH Of India Your aforesaid statements amount to defamation both civil and criminal under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code punishable under Section 500 of the Code with imprisonment which may extend to 2 years. By this Legal Notice, you are hereby required to remove/not publish the above-mentioned article that you have uploaded on to your website, as well as any other similar articles published by you, or by any one on your behalf, on to any other print/online forum whatsoever, and issue an unconditional public apology to my client for your vexatious allegations. The said apology should include the true facts about the integrity of my client as can be evidenced from his track record and not from maliciously put version in article. The coverage should be with same prominence as the maliciously article. Further, you are required to immediately cease and desist from making/publishing any more false, malicious and defamatory remarks/articles against my client, we shall be constrained to directly launch criminal proceedings against you and your company. In case you fail to comply with the requirements stated above within 15 days from the receipt of the present legal notice, please stand advised that we have been instructed to pursue all possible legal actions against you, civil as well as criminal, in the appropriate courts of law, which legal actions shall be solely at your own risk, cost and peril. Yours aith?tlbz, KARTIK SETH mam Adm ADVOCATE Count of main Supreme In Court Had I Pradosh 8? "$1013.: +91 9582 31345 I +91-9582031845 Email ID kartik.seth4@2mail.com O?iee 181 Tower 8, Supreme Enclave, Mayur Vihar Phase I New Delhi 110091