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Jindal Poly Films dispute, India's first class action suit, sent by Supreme Court to arbitrationThe Supreme Court has sent a minority shareholder dispute involving Jindal Poly Films to arbitration. This decision overturns earlier order...- MP Board 10th Toppers List 2026: Full list of topper names, marks & rank details hereMP Board Result 2026 topper list has been officially released for both Class 10 and Class 12. Pratibha Singh Solanki topped Class 10 with a...
- Can you sue your relatives or neighbours for gossip? Your legal rights under IPC Sections 499, 504, 506
- It's time to decriminalise defamation: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has expressed that it is time to decriminalize defamation, while hearing a plea from an online news portal challenging su...
- Gauhati HC refuses to quash Himanta Biswa Sarma's defamation case filed against Manish Sisodia“In light of the discussions above, the Court is of the considered opinion that the petitioner has not been able to make out any case for q...
- Sena leader Sanjay Raut's statements against Medha Somaiya prima facie defamatory, says court; issues summonsMetropolitan Magistrate (Sewree court) P I Mokashi had issued summons to Raut on Thursday, and the detailed order was made available on Fri...
- Gujarat court summons Rahul Gandhi over his Modi surname remarkChief Judicial Magistrate of Surat, B H Kapadia, issued summons to Gandhi, directing him to be present before the court on June 7.
- Court summons Kirti Azad as accused in defamation caseMagistrate Abhilash Malhotra sought presence of Azad before the court on May 19, saying offences under sections 499 and 500 of IPC are made...
- Validity of criminal defamation upheld by Supreme CourtDefamation will remain a criminal offence, the apex court said on Friday, justifying its decision on the ground that free speech cannot be ...
- Defamation law abused, should be re-examined: Arvind Kejriwal to Supreme CourtThere is a need to decriminalise penal provision for defamation and the "colonial law", which has been inevitably abused, needs to be re-ex...
- Subrmanian Swamy, Rahul Gandhi against Centre on criminal defamation in Supreme CourtSwamy and Gandhi advanced their arguments on the issue by saying that the two provisions have an "inhibitive effect" on freedom of speech a...
- Criminal defamation in IPC should be retained: Government tells SCThe provision for criminal defamation should be retained in the Indian Penal Code as a deterrent against defamatory actions, the Centre has...
- SC asks Centre to respond to plea on penal defamation lawsThe plea, which came up for hearing today, has been filed by the Foundation For Media Professionals through its Director Manoj Mitta.
- Supreme Court stays Delhi government's defamation circular against media housesThe bench also said it has not stayed the provisions but rather stayed the proceedings before trial court in defamation cases against CM.
- Supreme Court stays proceedings against Rahul Gandhi in defamation caseSupreme Court today stayed the proceedings against Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamataion case for allegedly blaming RSS for the assassinat...
- Decriminalize defamation? Government seeks panel’s viewCurrently, civil defamation is dealt with under the law of torts whereas criminal defamation is an offence under Section 499 of the IPC.
- Arvind Kejriwal charged with criminal defamationArvind Kejriwal was charged with criminal defamation by a lower court in Delhi on a complaint filed by Nitin Gadkari after he refused to ta...
- Court summons Arvind Kejriwal, two other AAP leaders in defamation caseMetropolitan Magistrate Muneesh Garg directed Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Yogendra Yadav to appear before it on June 4 in the matter.
- Plea seeks registration of case against Rahul Gandhi on RSS remarkLawyer Shanu Shukla approached the court with the plea to register a case against the Congress Vice President under Sections 499 and 500 of...
- Digvijay Singh summoned in defamation case filed by Nitin GadkariFinding "prima facie" evidence against Digvijay Singh, a Delhi court issued summons to him in a criminal defamation case lodged against him...
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