Senior advocate for Chief Minister Atishi on Monday argued that the threshold is high in political defamation as political parties are subject of public discourse.
Anand Dubey said that if Tawde really wants to file a defamation case against the congress leaders it is his right, but he should also consider filing a case against his Bahujan Vanchit Agadhi (BVA) leaders Hitender Thakur and Jagdish Thakur.
BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde has served a defamation notice to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and the Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate for accusing him of distributing money to voters.
The sessions court at Rouse Avenue stayed the proceedings before a magistrate in a defamation case against Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Friday. She has approached the sessions court against the summons issued in a case by BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday hit back at BJP chief JP Nadda's letter criticising his party for trying to 'sensationalise' the Manipur issue and claimed that his letter was 'full of falsehoods' and a '4D exercise' of denial, distortion, distraction, and defamation.
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the concerned respondents on Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan's plea challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court order in a matter relating to a defamation complaint filed against him by the Senior Advocate Vivek Tankha.
The Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday granted time to Delhi CM Atishi Marlena's counsel to file a rejoinder to the reply filed by the BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor. Delhi CM has challenged the summons issued to her in a Defamation case filed by Kapoor.
After facing backlash for allegedly calling Shiv Sena candidate from Mumbadevi for upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls, Shaina NC "imported maal," UBT faction MP Arvind Sawant on Friday claimed that did not mention Shaina's name and said that he is the true victim of defamation.
BJP Leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor has filed a reply to the appeal filed by Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Marlena. Kapoor stated that the appeal is devoid of merit and liable to be dismissed.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of Arvind Kejriwal challenging the Gujarat High Court order refusing to quash summons sent to him in a criminal defamation case by Gujarat University over his comments in connection with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree.
Delhi's Saket Court on Friday adjourned the hearing on an appeal filed by social activist Medha Patkar after hearing her counsel's part arguements. Patkar has challenged her conviction and sentence in a defamation case filed by the incumbent LG VK Saxena 24 years ago.
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