A Delhi court today fixed October 15 for hearing a criminal defamation complaint filed against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler by a senior lawyer representing the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases.

The matter was put for the next date as Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gaurav Rao was on leave today. Tytler had earlier told the court that he was ready to tender "unconditional apology" to senior advocate H S Phoolka, complainant in the case, to settle the matter as no public interest was involved in the complaint filed by an individual.

Phoolka, however, had refused to accept Tytler's offer, saying "any compromise" in a serious matter like this would send a wrong message to the people.