India’s star opener Shikhar Dhawan’s estranged wife Aesha Mukerji was restrained from defaming him by Delhi’s Patiala House Court. The family court has passed an order directing Mukerji to not post anything defamatory on social media against the cricketer or speak anything that could tarnish Dhawan’s reputation.
The court’s order came after a plea was filed by Shikhar Dhawan against Ayesha Mukherji, who is an Australian national. Dhawan claimed that his estranged wife had been threatening him to ruin his career. He also claimed that Ayesha even circulated defamatory messages to the owner of the IPL franchise Delhi Capitals, Dheeraj Malhotra, with an aim to tarnish his image.
Dhawan further claimed that his wife accused him of ill-treating her and has told the same to their common friends, fellow cricketers, and officials of the cricket authorities. He also pointed out that he has been paying an amount of Australian $17,500 per month (inclusive of mortgage payments) along with payment of school fees, school uniform etc.
While the court has restrained Dhawan’s estranged wife from leveling any defamatory allegations against the cricketer, however, judge Harish Kumar, however, said that Mukerji cannot be restrained from lodging with concerned authority is she had any “real” grievances against the Indian player.
The judge said: “She can certainly be restrained from sharing her grievance against him (Dhawan) with her friends, relatives, peers of parties as well as from making it public even before approaching the appropriate authority.”
“In these circumstances, she is hereby restrained till further order from circulating any of her grievances against Dhawan or her version of the dispute involved herein or the alleged defamatory and false material against him in social media, print media or to any other forum or to friends, relatives or colleagues of the parties,” Kumar said.
Shikhar Dhawan has a son from this wedding, who is a minor and is presently in the wife’s custody in Australia.
