New Delhi:Difference of opinion surfaced among the counsels of Delhi Chiref Minister ArvindKejriwal,led by veteran Ram Jethmalani, in the defamation case filed against the former by Union Finance Minister ArunJaitley. On Wednesday,the court of the joint registrar (judicial) in the Delhi High Court witnessed tense scenes as at one stage, the court noted that Jethmalani had called Jaitley a “crook”.
Raising “serious objections”, Jaitley and his counsels, senior advocates Rajiv Nayar and SandeepSethi, called for a “definite statement” on whether the word “crook” was used by Jethmalani in his personal capacity or on instructions of his client, Kejriwal.

“If this is so, I would aggravate the charges against the defendant (Kejriwal),” Jaitley said, adding that there was a limit to personal malice.Jethmalani said he used the word on instructions of his client. But the instructing counsel for Kejriwal denied this, following which Jethmalani said he had received the instructions during his meetings with his client, in the absence of the counsel