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Somnath Bharti can't represent wife in her defamation case: Nirmala Sitharaman to Delhi courtFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's counsel has argued in a Delhi court that AAP leader Somnath Bharti cannot legally represent his wife,...- Freedom of speech does not include freedom to make defamatory statements against Army: HC to Rahul GandhiThe Allahabad High Court has rejected Rahul Gandhi's plea to quash summons related to alleged derogatory remarks against the Indian Army du...
- 'Info already in public domain': Delhi court junks defamation case against BJP's Bansuri SwarajA Delhi court dismissed a criminal defamation case against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj, stating her comments on AAP leader Satyendra Jain were ba...
- Legitimate right of Rahul Gandhi for speedy decision on defamation complaint: HCThe Bombay High Court has affirmed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's legitimate right to an expeditious decision regarding a 2014 defamation c...
- Bombay High Court quashes magistrate order allowing fresh documents against Rahul Gandhi in defamation caseThe Bombay High Court quashed a magistrate's order allowing an RSS worker to submit additional documents in a criminal defamation complaint...
- Is there efficacy of expunction in era of live telecast, digital media?Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expunged parts of Rahul Gandhi's speech, sparking debate over the impact in today's digital age. Rule 380 grants...
- Rahul Gandhi gets bail in Amit Shah case: Here are nearly dozen defamation cases filed against the Congress leaderRahul Gandhi has faced multiple defamation cases, including remarks against Purnesh Modi, Amit Shah, Vinayak Savarkar, Sushil Kumar Modi, V...
- 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...
- Defamatory speech in Parliament, Assembly not a crime, legislators have full freedom of speech: SCThe court ruled that an act of defamation on the floor of the House is not a crime. The proposition was put forward to defend JMM MLA Sita ...
- 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...
- Defamation complaint filed against Shashi Tharoor in Delhi courtA criminal defamation complaint has been filed against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor before a court here for his alleged "scorpion" remark...
- Supreme Court stays defamation proceedings by Jay Shah against news portalThe court observed that the media should be more responsible and said it cannot write whatever it feels about anyone.
- Being politician, Arun Jaitley must tolerate fair criticism: Delhi High Court toldAAP leader Raghav Chadha told Delhi High Court that he had not uttered anything to defame the senior BJP leader and defamation action by Ja...
- Voicing against bad governance and corruption not a case of defamation: Supreme CourtJustice Misra, who had earlier been part of a bench which upheld the constitutionality of criminal defamation in the country, said that the...
- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley opposes AAP leader's plea in defamation suit in High CourtJaitley was responding to the application by AAP leader Ashutosh, who alleged that the Minister has "exploited the opportunity of filing re...
- Arvind Kejriwal made defamatory remarks to score political points: FM Arun JaitleyJaitley told Delhi High Court that CM Arvind Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders had launched a "calculated" defamatory campaign against hi...
- Supreme Court calls for new law to regulate social media and curb defamatory messagesThe bench agreed that people should not be given free hand to run malicious campaign on social media and a new law should be enacted.
- 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...
- 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.
- RSS moves court against Rahul GandhiRSS filed a complaint against Rahul Gandhi in a Maharashtra court over his remarks linking the organisation to the assassination of Mahatma...
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