Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Tuesday summoned AAP Minister Atishi to appear before it on June 29 in a defamation case filed by Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi media head Praveen Shankar Kapoor over levelling baseless allegations of 'poaching' AAP legislators.
Rahul Gandhi was to appear in the court today but his lawyer gave an application in the court citing that the Congress leader is busy in the election campaigns for the 2024 general elections.
The Saket District Court of Delhi on Friday convicted Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar in a 2001 defamation case filed by VK Saxena, who is now Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG).
HRCP has consistently decried special parallel judicial structures because they invariably violate fundamental rights and other universally accepted norms governing the fair functioning of the judiciary.
The Punjab Assembly on Monday passed the Defamation Bill, 2024, rejecting all amendments proposed by the opposition amid protests by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed Sunni Ittehad Council and journalists covering parliamentary proceedings.
Describing the bill as containing an overly broad definition of defamation and imposing harsh financial penalties and sweeping restrictions on commentary related to ongoing legal proceedings, the union asserted that its primary objective is to instill fear among those considering criticism o
The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday adjourned to August a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over a defamation case for retweeting a video of a YouTuber making allegations against BJP IT Cell.
Afghanistan's Consul General in Mumbai Zakia Wardak has announced her decision to step down from her role at the Consulate and Embassy of Afghanistan in India. Wardak said that she has faced numerous "personal attacks and defamation" over the past year.
Amidst the ongoing ruckus related to Covid vaccines, Misa Bharti, daughter of Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad and Grand Alliance candidate from Patliputra Lok Sabha constituency has given a statement regarding the removal of the photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Coro
In an order, the Raj Bhavan said that the entry of West Bengal Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya into the Raj Bhavan premises of Kolkata, Darjeeling and Barrackpore is banned for "defamation and anti-constitutional media statements".
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday summoned Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai and others in a defamation suit filed by BJD MP and Senior Lawyer Pinaki Mishra for levelling allegations of corruption against him and using defamatory words by calling him "Canning Lane", "Odia Babu" and "Dalal of Puri"
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered to take down posts on X Posts/Tweets alleging that Senior Advocate and BJP Leader Gaurav Bhatia was "beaten up" by lawyers at Noida Court.