The Allahabad High Court stayed a summoning order in a defamation case, citing complete non-application of mind after the CJM referenced irrelevant documents. The Court demanded an explanation and paused proceedings until the next hearing.
Tajinder Bagga told the Delhi High Court that Subramanian Swamy is a “perpetual defamer” and that he filed the case to protect his “hard-earned reputation”. Swamy seeks quashing of the criminal defamation case arising from his alleged false tweet.
The Supreme Court has extended interim protection to Rahul Gandhi in the Army remark defamation case. The Bench referenced the sharp observation, “If you were a true Indian, you would not say all this,” during the hearing.
Jammu & Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary has approached the Delhi High Court seeking removal of allegedly defamatory and sexually suggestive videos circulating online. The Court has asked him to submit the video transcripts and directed Google and Meta to disclose details of the pages and channels that uploaded the content.
Abhijit Iyer Mitra has approached the Delhi High Court seeking dismissal of a defamation suit filed by nine Newslaundry journalists over alleged abusive social media posts. The case, which seeks ₹2 crore in damages and a written apology, has been listed for further hearing.
Netflix told the Delhi High Court that Aryan Khan’s show is a satirical exposure of Bollywood’s inner workings and not a personal attack on Sameer Wankhede. It argued that a 1.5-minute parody does not amount to defamation.
The Delhi High Court is hearing IRS officer Sameer Wankhede’s plea seeking removal of allegedly defamatory scenes from the Netflix series ‘Bads of Bollywood’. The show, produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, is claimed to harm his reputation and professional standing.
A UP MP-MLA court has postponed the Rahul Gandhi defamation case to November 26 after a key witness failed to appear. The case concerns alleged remarks Gandhi made about Amit Shah during the 2018 Karnataka election campaign.
A Thane court has adjourned the defamation case against Rahul Gandhi to December 6 after his legal team sought more time. The case concerns his 2014 remark that “the RSS people killed (Mahatma) Gandhi”.
A Hyderabad court closed the defamation case against Minister Konda Surekha after actor Akkineni Nagarjuna withdrew his complaint. The actor told the court he no longer wished to pursue the matter following Surekha’s public apology.
