Kapoor and Algo had filed a defamation suit against Sequoia and media outlets, contending that the publication of false news items resulted in the exit of three partners and other lawyers from the firm.
Sequoia has stated that Kapoor's allegation that it was running a “smear campaign” against him and his firm Algo Legal is a "figment of his imagination."
A Bengaluru court issued notice in the ₹1 crore defamation suit filed by Algo Legal and its founder Sandeep Kapoor against Sequoia Capital, Twitter and a number of media outlets.
In their ₹1 crore defamation suit filed against Sequoia Capital and various media outlets and journalists, Algo Legal and Sandeep Kapoor have claimed that false news items resulted in the exit of three partners.