A Brooklyn Supreme court judge ruled that desi lawyer, Ravi Batra, can proceed with his $15 million libel suit against the creators of Law & Order. [link]
Batra is suing Law and Order for airing an episode featuring a desi character resembling him, a lawyer by the name of Ravi Patel, complete with bald head and all. Batra, was involved in a similar incident where a judge wore a wire tap for lunch with Batra, hoping to get some incriminating evidence against him in a judicial scandal and bribery case. Batra was never charged in connection with the case.