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'Will not be intimidated into silence': Celina Jaitly reacts to estranged husband Peter Haag and father-in-law's legal notices amid ugly divorce battleActress Celina Jaitly faces legal notices from her estranged husband, Peter Haag, and father-in-law, Wolfgang Haag. The notices threaten de...- Delhi HC quashes defamation case against Samir Modi over 2024 board meeting remarksThe Delhi High Court's recent ruling has exonerated Samir K. Modi from defamation allegations made by independent directors Nirmala Bagri a...
- Congress leader Pawan Khera appears before Assam Police Crime Branch for second consecutive dayCongress leader Pawan Khera appeared before Assam Police for a second day. This follows cases filed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's...
- Skin Doctor case: Can you be arrested over your social media posts in India?Social media influencer Dr. Neelam Singh, 'The Skin Doctor', was arrested by Delhi Police for alleged posts targeting businessman Sunjay Ka...
- Tarun Chugh serves defamation notice to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann for blaming BJP for twin blasts in PunjabBJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh has sent a legal notice to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Mann had blamed the BJP for rece...
- SC grants anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in defamation, forgery caseThe Supreme Court has granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera. This comes in a defamation and forgery case filed by Assam ...
- Criminal defamation as an offence be retained as part of criminal laws: Law panelThe Law Commission has recommended retaining criminal defamation within India's criminal laws, emphasizing the importance of protecting the...
- What are defamation laws across India and the worldHere we will explore defamation laws across India and the world, examining the different types of defamation, legal remedies available to v...
- Greenpeace activist to face defamation case, SC clarifiesA bench of Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and U U Lalit said nothing remained in the matter as the judgement has already been delivered.
- Can corporate house invoke criminal defamation law against citizen? Supreme Court to take a callSenior advocate Diwan said that a company could pursue the remedy of civil defamation suit and it must be restrained from taking the course...
- Supreme Court to examine if companies can slap criminal defamation cases against individualsSwamy argued that these sections of the law were archaic, a legacy inherited from the British, and should be set aside as they were being u...
- 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 ...
- Rahul Gandhi refuses in Supreme Court to regret his statement on RSSThe complainant in the case had offered to give the case a "decent burial" should there be an "expression of regret" from Rahul Gandhi.
- Tweets on Jayalalithaa: SC stays proceedings against Subramanian Swamy in 3 casesDefamation cases were filed against Swamy by the Tamil Nadu government after he had allegedly made certain allegations against Jayalalithaa...
- Tweets on Jayalalithaa; Supreme Court to hear Subramanian Swamy's plea on quashing of complaintsSC would hear a plea of Swamy seeking quashing of six criminal defamation complaints lodged against him for allegedly making some comments ...
- Notices to TV channels attempt to 'intimidate' media: Prashant BhushanBhushan used the platform of a discussion on 'Media Freedom' at the Press Club of India in attacking the BJP-led Union government.
- 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...
- 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.
- Challenge to criminal defamation laws; SC asks Centre to respondSC asked Centre to respond to a plea of Subramanian Swamy challenging constitutional validity of two penal provisions relating to the offen...
- Supreme Court suspends defamation proceedings against Subramanian SwamyA bench issued notices to Centre and TN govt on Swamy's plea for scrapping the provisions for criminal defamation in penal laws.
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