The Allahabad High Court held that calling a husband “impotent” does not constitute defamation when supported by medical evidence, setting aside a summoning order after observing the wife acted in good faith and without malice, while criticising the trial court for inadequate factual assessment.
The Supreme Court ordered status quo in the defamation case against lawyer and BJP leader Koustav Bagchi over social media posts sharing excerpts from a book about Mamata Banerjee. The Court also issued notice to the West Bengal government while hearing Bagchi’s challenge to the summons issued by a trial court.
