The Supreme Court of India closed all defamation proceedings against Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan after Congress MP Vivek Tankha withdrew both civil and criminal cases.
The court recorded an amicable settlement, bringing an end to the long-running dispute linked to the 2021 Madhya Pradesh Panchayat elections.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a plea seeking transfer of a 2019 defamation case, holding that unproven allegations against a judge and counsel amount to an “attack on the majesty of law.” The Court imposed a Rs 50,000 penalty on the 89-year-old petitioner and directed the trial court to proceed expeditiously.
The Delhi High Court has refused to discharge TV Today Network in a criminal defamation case filed by BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri over a 2011 Aaj Tak report, upholding the Magistrate’s order. The Court ruled that once summons are issued in a summons trial, the Magistrate cannot recall or annul the order.
Today, On 4th August, The Supreme Court, led by CJI Gavai, dismissed Karnataka Minister Shivananda Patil’s plea in the defamation case filed by BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal, saying, “Fight your political battles outside, not in Supreme Court.” The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal from Karnataka Minister Shivananda S Patil, contesting a Karnataka High Court […]