New Delhi, May 2 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed applications filed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saket Gokhale, who sought to recall an order directing him to pay Rs50 lakh in damages and publicly apologise to Lakshmi Puri, former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, in a defamation case.

The bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Gaurav, while dismissing the petition moved by Saket Gokhle, appreciated the submissions made by Gokhle's lawyers Amarjit Singh Bedi and Harsha Vinoy.

Puri was represented by Maninder Singh, Senior Advocate, who was briefed by Karanjawala & Company through Meghna Mishra, Senior Partner, Palak Sharma, Shreyansh Rathi, and Rohit Kumar, Associates.

The court passed the order in the appli...