The Delhi high court on Tuesday issued summons to Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya Thackeray in a defamation suit filed by Eknath Shinde faction leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Rahul Ramesh Shewale.

The court also issued a summons to Sanjay Raut in the suit.

According to the plaintiff Rahul Shewale the frivolous allegations of corruption made against Shiv Sena and its members by Uddhav Thackeray, Aditya Thackeray and Sanjay Raut.

According to the defamation suit Sanjay Raut and Thackeray allegedly have made statements that the Eknath Shinde faction bought the Shiv Sena symbol for Rs 2000 crores.

The defamation suit filed by  Shewale was heard by the bench of Justice Prateek Jalan of the Delhi high court.

After hearing senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar, who appeared for the plaintiff, the court admitted the suit and issued summons to Sanjay Raut, Uddhav and Aditya Thackeray directing them to answer all material questions.