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 High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh ruled that falsely portraying a person as having terrorist ties inherently harms their reputation. Such misrepresentation, the Court clarified, clearly meets the legal threshold for criminal defamation under law.
The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying on a plea seeking a ban on killing animals during religious practices. The petitioner argues such acts violate animal welfare.
A Delhi District Court issued a show-cause notice to notary Suman Sharma for attesting a defective affidavit in Suresh Nakhua’s defamation suit against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee after she repeatedly failed to appear despite summons, even through video conferencing.
A special MP/MLA court in Jabalpur issued notice to Rao Uday Pratap Singh over a plea alleging insult to the national flag during a Tiranga Yatra. D P Sutrakar sought response while considering a request for FIR.
The Gauhati High Court has issued notice to Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma over multiple petitions alleging repeated hate speeches against the Muslim community, with the Division Bench seeking responses from him, the Centre, and the Assam government.
Music composer Palash Muchhal has filed a Rs 10 crore defamation case against Marathi actor Vidnyan Mane for allegedly making false cheating and fraud allegations. The legal notice was sent after Mane accused Muchhal of financial fraud and personal misconduct.
A Gorakhpur woman asked for divorce three days after marriage, claiming her husband confessed he was “physically incapable.” A medical report allegedly confirmed he “cannot become a father,” leading to a police-mediated settlement.
Delhi High Court has directed social media and e-commerce platforms to act on NTR Jr’s complaint about misuse of his identity under the 2021 IT Rules. The Court will issue a detailed order on December 22 after reviewing the violations.
A Delhi court has restrained FoodInfotech from publishing plagiarised articles and photos taken from rival FoodTechBiz, citing copyright infringement. Judge Hemani Malhotra held that urgent relief was needed to prevent “irreparable harm” to the plaintiffs.
