Arvind Kejriwal reacts to the criminal defamation case filed by Arun Jaitley.  ‏The Delhi CM tweeted: "Jaitley-ji should not try and scare us by filing a case against us in court. Our fight against corruption will go on. Jaitley-ji should cooperate with the Commission of Enquiry and prove his innocence there."

The Patiala House Court today admitted a criminal defamation suit filed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and other Aam Aadmi Party leaders for accusing him of corruption in Delhis cricket body, which he headed for 13 years till 2013.

The next hearing has been scheduled for 5 January, 2016 at 2pm. AAP has been given two weeks to prepare its defence.

Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, who appeared for Jaitley, told the court that the accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders have made completely baseless and defamatory allegations against the Finance Minister regarding alleged financial irregularities in the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).

Jaitley has not drawn a single penny from the DDCA. Completely baseless and defamatory allegations have been levelled against him and his family members, Luthra said.

Jaitley has sought Rs 10 crore as damages from Kejriwal and other AAP leaders -- Kumar Vishwas, Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh, Raghav Chadha and Deepak Bajpayee -- for their alleged defamatory remarks.