Defamation Case
- India
Defamation case: HC advances hearing in Akbar’s plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday advanced from May next year to March the hearing on former union minister M J Akbar’s plea challenging the acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani…
- News
Court refuses to allow YouTube video in Savarkar defamation trial against Rahul Gandhi
Pune: A court here has rejected Satyaki Savarkar’s request to play a YouTube video of Rahul Gandhi’s alleged 2023 defamatory speech about freedom-fighter and Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar. In a subsequent…
- India
UP: Court adjourns Rahul Gandhi defamation case until December 8
Sultanpur: The hearing in a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a court here on Wednesday was deferred to December 8 due to the death of a lawyer. Gandhi’s lawyer,…
- Hyderabad
Nagarjuna withdraws defamation case against minister Konda Surekha
Hyderabad: In a relief to state forest and environment minister Konda Surekha, actor Akkineni Nagarjuna withdrew the defamation case against her on Thursday, November 13. This development comes a day after the…
- India
Hathras gang-rape defamation case: Hearing set for Dec 4 against Rahul Gandhi
Hathras: A local MP-MLA court on Tuesday fixed December 4 as the next date of hearing in a Hathras ‘gang rape’-linked defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the court…
- India
Court asks Kangana Ranaut to appear in person on October 27
Bathinda: A court here on Monday directed actor and MP Kangana Ranaut to be present in person on October 27 in a defamation case, rejecting her plea for appearing through video-conferencing. The…
- India
Apologise or pay Rs 100 cr: Bihar minister to Prashant Kishor
Patna: Bihar minister Ashok Choudhary on Tuesday slapped a legal notice on Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, asking him to tender an “unconditional apology” for defamatory remarks or face a civil…
- India
Time has come to decriminalise defamation law: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has observed that the time has come to decriminalise the defamation law, while agreeing to examine a plea by the Foundation for Independent Journalism seeking to quash…
- India
Journalist challenges order restraining reports on Adani Enterprises
New Delhi: Journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta has filed an appeal in a Delhi district court against a civil court’s order restraining him from publishing or circulating allegedly unverified and defamatory content against…
- Telangana
KTR files Rs 10 cr defamation suit against Bandi Sanjay
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) has filed a defamation suit against Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, along with certain media outlets and social…
- India
Rahul Gandhi pleads not guilty in Savarkar Defamation Case
Pune: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday, July 11, pleaded not guilty in a Pune court in a defamation case pertaining to his comments on Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar. Judicial Magistrate…
- Telangana
Revanth Reddy gets relief from HC in BJP defamation case
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy received relief from the High Court on Thursday, June 12, in a case filed against him based on a BJP complaint alleging that he made…
- India
Defamation case: Court rejects Rahul’s plea on Savarkar kin
Pune: A court here on Saturday rejected Rahul Gandhi’s application seeking details of the maternal lineage of Satyaki Savarkar, the grand-nephew of V D Savarkar, over his defamation complaint filed against the…
- India
Delhi HC orders YouTuber to remove ‘hafta wasooli’ remark in video against ANI
The Delhi High Court, on Thursday, May 29, instructed YouTuber Mohak Mangal to take down portions of his recently uploaded video against news agency ANI, where he used terms like “hafta wasooli”…
- India
Delhi Police arrest activist Medha Patkar over 24 yr old defamation case
Social activist Medha Patkar was arrested by the Delhi Police on Friday after a Saket court issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against her. The arrest followed her failure to furnish probation bonds…
