Ahmedabad court issues notices to Big B, KBC producer

Ahmedabad, Aug 8: A metropolitan court in Ahmedabad issued notices to Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bhachchan, the host of "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC), its producer Siddhrath Basu and five others Wednesday after a complaint alleged that its promos present the legal profession in a "derogatory" manner.

City-based advocate Davindar Singh Rakkad filed an application before the chief metropolitan Magistrate S V Parekh stating that in the promos of the serial there are several derogatory substance against lawyer fraternity, which have been aired for past several days. The magistrate issued notices against seven persons and sought their reply by August 21 for hearing of the case.

In his complaint, Rakkad demanded legal actions against the seven persons involved in the quiz-show including host Amitabh Bachchan under Section 500 of code of criminal procedure (defamation) and various provisions under Information and Technology Act.

He has also submitted a CD containing the visuals of the promos including the transcript.