New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notices to all defendants in the civil defamation suit filed by former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, IAS (Retd.), over allegations relating to an alleged "Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam."

Notices have been issued to retired IAS officer Ashok Kumar Parmar whose claims form the foundation of the dispute and other parties named in the suit.

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has sought responses from all defendants and listed the matter for February 3, when arguments on Dr. Mehta's plea for an interim injunction will be heard.

Dr. Mehta has filed the suit through Advocates Vasudev Sharan Swain and Nar Hari Singh (AoR), seeking damages of ?2.55 crore along wit...