New Delhi, May 16 -- The Delhi High Court has refused to accept the apology of TMC MP Saket Gokhale in a sealed cover over a plea of former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and said he has "tarried and procrastinated" but not complied with its verdict.

Justice Anish Dayal, in a May 9 order, directed the TMC MP to publish an apology on his X handle, from where he posted contentious tweets, aside from a prominent english daily within two weeks.

The court was hearing Puri's contempt plea against Gokhale for defying its July 1 2024 judgment restraining him from publishing any more content on social media or electronic platforms and directing him to apologise to her and pay Rs 50 lakh damages.

" In the opinion of this court, there is no reaso...