In May 2025, the Delhi High Court ordered Saket Gokhale to publicly apologize to Lakshmi Puri for defamatory tweets made in 2021. Gokhale failed to comply with previous rulings, leading to a contempt petition. The court emphasized the need for immediate compliance and rejected Gokhale’s requests to delay the apology.
Journalist Prashant Koratkar has been denied anticipatory bail by the Bombay High Court amid allegations of making derogatory remarks about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Koratkar claims the evidence is altered and has faced multiple FIRs, including threatening a historian. He seeks protection after public outrage over a viral video of his conversation.
An audience member shared details about Ranveer Allahbadia’s response after making an inappropriate remark during a show. The incident created outrage, leading to multiple FIRs being registered across the country. His remark has drawn significant criticism, escalating legal troubles. Authorities are now closely monitoring the case amid growing public objection.
On May 30, 2023, a misleading tweet alleged that Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai was summoned for questioning by the STF and falsely connected him to a conman. The tweet was deleted within two hours, but it damaged Rai’s reputation. AajTak later apologized, and mediation for a defamation case is ongoing.
The Madras High Court Yesterday (August 16th) asked BJP Member of Parliament Shobha Karandlaje to clarify whether she was willing to hold a press conference as suggested by the Tamil Nadu government, to apologise for her comments alleging that the State of Tamil Nadu had a role to play in the Rameshwaram Café blast in Bengaluru.
The Tamil Nadu government Today (August 8th) told the Madras High Court that it was willing to withdraw the case lodged against BJP Member of Parliament Shobha Karandlaje if she held a press conference to apologise for her comments alleging that the State had had a role to play in the Rameshwaram Café blast in Bengaluru.
The Supreme Court Today (August 6th) told Indian Medical Association (IMA) President Dr. RV Asokan that he has to publish apology in all prominent newspapers for his statements criticising the Supreme Court. A Bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta also said that the same should be done by him personally and not on IMA’s behalf and the expenses for the same should be borne out of his own pocket.
The Supreme Court Today (July 30th) suggested that the AYUSH Ministry should create a centralised dashboard to publicise and track the progress of complaints filed against misleading advertisements on medicinal or allied healthcare products. The Court was hearing a case filed against Patanjali Ayurved and its promoters, Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna for publishing misleading ads targeting allopathic medicine.
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