New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The Delhi High Court has rejected the defamation suit filed by Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede over his alleged portrayal in the Netflix series 'The Ba***ds of Bollywood', which references the Aryan Khan case, holding that it lacks territorial jurisdiction to entertain the plaint.

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav passed the order while upholding the preliminary objection raised by the defendants. The Court directed that the plaint be returned to plaintiff Wankhede for presentation before a court of competent jurisdiction. It further granted liberty to the plaintiff to apply under Order VII Rule 10 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if he so desires.

With this judgment, the High Court declined to ...