India, July 12 -- The Bombay high court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by Dnyandev Wankhede, father of Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede, seeking action against Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik for contempt of court. The petitioner had alleged that although the former minister had given an assurance to the court on December 9, 2021 about not making any objectionable statements against the Wankhede family, he had made several adverse and defamatory statements subsequently, violating the undertaking given to the court.

"Ever since the high-profile arrest of Bollywood celebrity Aryan Khan by Sameer Wankhede, Nawab Malik - as part of a concerted sustained campaign actuated by personal animosity, ma...