Anil Ambani filed a Rs 2 crore defamation suit before the Delhi High Court against Times of India, Economic Times and Press Trust of India over allegedly sensationalised reports concerning ongoing CBI and ED investigations.
The Supreme Court denied extension of Pawan Khera’s transit bail and directed him to approach the Gauhati High Court. The Court stressed that his anticipatory bail plea must be decided independently on merits in Assam.
The Delhi High Court fined Justice on Trial ₹25,000 for repeatedly delaying its ₹10,000 crore defamation suit against British Broadcasting Corporation. The case relates to the documentary on PM Narendra Modi, with the court warning against further adjournments.
The defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over Hathras remarks was adjourned to May 2 due to transfer of the presiding judge. The MP MLA court could not proceed earlier as well, delaying hearings linked to his statements.
The Assam government approached the Supreme Court challenging Telangana High Court’s transit anticipatory bail granted to Pawan Khera. The case stems from Assam Police FIR alleging defamation, forgery and conspiracy over his statements regarding the Chief Minister’s family.
A Varanasi court took cognisance of a complaint seeking criminal action against Prof Madhu Kishwar over alleged defamatory social media posts targeting political leaders. The plea urges directions to police for registration of an FIR in the matter.
The Allahabad High Court strongly criticised a man for making false, defamatory allegations against his wife and daughters, terming it abuse of process. The court held the plea stemmed from a domestic dispute and condemned such misuse.
The Bombay High Court directed the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Trust and Param Bir Singh to avoid publishing alleged defamatory content against each other. Justice Milind N. Jadhav passed an interim order in a defamation suit seeking damages and injunction.
Himani Puri, daughter of Union Minister Hardeep Puri, has filed a defamation suit in the Delhi High Court seeking Rs 10 crore damages and removal of online posts linking her to Jeffrey Epstein, also requesting platforms remove similar defamatory content worldwide.
The Bombay High Court reserved judgment on a plea by Rahul Gandhi seeking to quash a defamation case over remarks on Narendra Modi. Justice N.R. Borkar heard the matter arising from a 2019 magistrate order.
