A civil court right here will hold a final hearing on January 5 on a suit filed by Amazon against the MNS and its chief Raj Thackeray more than the alleged threat by his celebration for non-inclusion of Marathi as an solution on the e-commerce giant’s app, a lawyer mentioned on Thursday.
Thackeray and MNS workplace-bearer Akhil Chitre, one more respondent in the case, on Tuesday, filed their affidavits in response to the suit following which the civil court at suburban Dindoshi posted the matter for final hearing on January 5, the plaintiff’s lawyer, Akshay Purkar, mentioned.
Amazon has filed the civil suit against the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and its affiliate (workers’ union) which had allegedly threatened to block the firm’s operations in Mumbai if it did not include things like Marathi as a single of the preferred languages on its mobile application or site.
On December 13, Purkar had told the court that the MNS and its workers have been threatening the plaintiff (the corporation) and resorting to unfair labour trade practices by inciting its staff via their “arm-twisting tactics”.
Purkar had then sought interim relief against the celebration and its workers.
The court had on December 13, immediately after hearing short arguments, noted that protection is necessary to be offered (to the corporation and its employees).
At this stage, it seems that protection is necessary to be offered for the working of the plaintiff corporation, otherwise, there will be a disturbance in their small business activities, the court had mentioned.
The court had restrained the MNS and its activists from obstructing the plaintiff or its staff from working at the e-commerce firm’s internet site or disturbing its small business activities.