During the proceedings, Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra, representing Ponguru Narayana, requested the court for an extension to file a response. However, Jagan Mohan Reddy’s counsel, former Advocate General Sriram, objected, arguing that multiple adjournments were being sought unnecessarily and urged the court to conduct a regular hearing. Following these arguments, the High Court postponed the case for another three weeks.
The defamation case originated from a news report alleging that former Municipal Administration Minister Ponguru Narayana was involved in modifying the alignment of the Amaravati Inner Ring Road, leading to financial irregularities. Narayana claimed that the publication of these allegations had tarnished his reputation and subsequently filed a defamation suit in the Vijayawada Special Court for People's Representatives.
Despite multiple summonses issued by the lower court for Jagan Mohan Reddy to appear, he failed to attend. In response, Jagan moved the Andhra Pradesh High Court, seeking to have the case quashed. The next hearing is now scheduled in three weeks.
