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Journalist Ravi Nair convicted in defamation case filed by Adani Enterpris
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
A Judicial Magistrate First Class court in Mansa, Gandhinagar, has convicted journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case filed by Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) and sentenced him to one year of simple imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 5,000.
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Delhi HC quashes criminal defamation case linked to intra-family property
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court has quashed criminal defamation proceedings arising from a long-standing family property and testamentary dispute, holding that allegations made in judicial pleadings and a police complaint do not, by themselves, amount to defamation under the Indian Penal Code.
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Priya Kapur files criminal defamation case against Sunjay Kapur's sister M
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The complaint, filed before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, asserted that the impugned remarks contain false assertions, insinuations and personal attacks presented as established facts, despite the issues being sub judice, thereby causing serious reputational harm.
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Delhi HC transfers MJ Akbar's appeal against Priya Ramani's acquittal in d
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The appeal challenges the trial court's February 17, 2021, judgment acquitting Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation case filed by Akbar over allegations of sexual harassment. Ramani was the first woman to accuse Akbar during India's #MeToo movement in 2018, a disclosure that led to his resi
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Gujarat Court issues notice to Abhisar Sharma, Raju Parulekar on Adani Gro
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A local court here has issued notices to journalist Abhisar Sharma and blogger Raju Parulekar, directing them to appear in court on September 20 in connection with criminal defamation complaints filed against them by the Adani Group.
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BJP's Kangana Ranaut withdraws her plea from SC seeking to quash defamatio
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Actress and BJP leader Kangana Ranaut has withdrawn her plea from the Supreme Court that sought quashing of a criminal defamation complaint filed against her over a retweet made by her in connection with the protests against the Centre's farm laws.
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SC extends order of stay on defamation case proceedings against Kejriwal,
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday extended its interim order staying the proceedings of the criminal defamation case against former Delhi Chief Ministers of Delhi Atishi and Arvind Kejriwal over their remarks on the alleged deletion of voter names from the electoral roll in the national capital i
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Defamation case: Kolkata lawyer removes derogatory post against BJP's Amit
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The matter originated from a Facebook post by Shantanu Sinha, which Malviya found derogatory and defamatory. Aggrieved by the post, Malviya issued a legal notice on June 8, 2024, asking Sinha to withdraw the public post and tender an unconditional apology. Subsequently, Malviya filed a comp
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma files defamation case against Congress leader
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The criminal defamation case has been registered in Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) court in Kamrup metro in Guwahati.
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Sandeep Dikshit files Rs 10 Crore defamation suit in Delhi HC against Atis
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Senior Delhi Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit, who is also the party's candidate for the New Delhi constituency, has filed civil and criminal defamation lawsuits against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Chief Minister Atishi and MP Sanjay Singh and others.
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SC extends stay on defamation case proceedings against Kejriwal, Atishi
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday extended its interim order staying the proceedings of the criminal defamation case against current and former Chief Ministers of Delhi, Atishi and Arvind Kejriwal over their remarks on the alleged deletion of voter names from the electoral roll in the national c
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Court issues notice to BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj in defamation complaint
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Jain has filed a criminal Defamation complaint against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj. He has also filed a civil defamation case against her.
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