HC exempts AP Governor from personal appearance

In a big relief to Andhra Pradesh Governor N D Tiwari, the Delhi High Court on Monday exempted him from personal appearance before it in a suit filed by a man claiming to be his natural son. A Bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Manmohan Singh granted interim relief to former Union Minister on his petition challenging a single-Judge order which had on 25th November directed him to appear on Tuesday before the court. The Bench, however, refused to set aside the order of the single Judge, saying, the matter pertaining to his personal appearance must be argued before the single Judge Bench. The Division Bench said, since the matter is coming up on Tuesday and Tiwari would not have sufficient time to file fresh application, so "he is exempted from personal appearance for tomorrow". The Governor has been in a thick of controversy due to the suit filed by 29-year-old Rohit Shekhar seeking declaration from the court that he is the natural son of the former Congress leader. Tiwari, however, had refuted all the allegations and contended before the court that the petition is scandalous in nature and filed only to defame him.

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