MUMBAI, 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 Wankhedes, 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, malice and vendetta - published various defamatory material against the Wankhedes through his social media accounts and press interviews," the petition said. On October 3, 2021, when Sameer Wankhede was zonal director with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the agency seized drugs on board the Cordelia cruise ship off Mumbai coast and arrested Shah Rukh's son Aryan Khan and several others who were present on the ship. Advocate Sana Raees Khan, representing Dyandev Wankhede, highlighted Malik's X post dated December 28, 2021, where he referred to Sameer Wankhede as "Sameer Dawood Wankhede". Again on January 2 and 3, 2022, Malik allegedly spoke about the family in a derogatory manner during an interview. Subsequently, on February 8, 2022, the high court issued a show cause notice to Malik over the alleged violations of court orders. Advocate Khan urged the court to punish the NCP leader for contempt of court. However, Malik's counsel argued that the statements were harmless and made without any malafide intentions to violate the court's order. The division bench of justices GS Kulkarni and Arif S Doctor then dismissed the petition, saying Malik's tweets and statements did not amount to breach of the court's order. Since the statements were made during the pendency of another suit against him, it would not be appropriate for the court to exercise its contempt jurisdiction, the judges observed....