Defamation case

‘Freedom of speech does not include freedom to make statements defamatory to Indian Army’: Allahabad HC while denying relief to Rahul Gandhi

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Sena (UBT) leader threatens to blacken Rahul Gandhi’s face over ‘Savarkar insult’, sparks row

Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, while rejecting a plea of Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi recently, said freedom of speech and expression is subject to reasonable restrictions and it does not include the freedom to make statements which are defamatory to any person or defamatory … Read more

Vinayak Savarkar, Nathuram Godse were related by blood? Rahul Gandhi claims so in his defamation affidavit

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Vinayak Savarkar, Nathuram Godse were related by blood? Rahul Gandhi claims so in his defamation affidavit

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Parliament Rahul Gandhi has claimed that Vinayak Savarkar was related to Nathuram Godse, the man who killed Mahatma Gandhi. He made the claim in an affidavit filed in a Pune court after Savarkar’s grandnephew sued Rahul for defamation. He has accused Satyaki Savarkar of … Read more

Delhi court issues notice to Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in defamation case filed by AAP leader Somnath Bharti’s wife

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‘Your input valuable’: Sitharaman after X user requests ‘relief’ for middle-class

New Delhi: A city court has issued notice to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a criminal defamation case filed by Lipika Mitra, the wife of Aam Aadmi Party leader Somnath Bharti, alleging she made defamatory, false, and malicious statements with the sole intention to tarnish the reputation of her husband and weaken his chances … Read more

Delhi LG VK Saxena defamation case: Delhi High Court suspends sentence, grants bail to Medha Patkar

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Medha Patkar arrested in defamation case filed by Delhi LG VK Saxena

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday (April 25) suspended the sentence of activist Medha Patkar and granted her bail in a criminal defamation case filed against her by Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena in 2001. Justice Shalinder Kaur suspended Patkar’s sentence and granted her bail on a personal bond of Rs 25,000 … Read more

Delhi court dismisses Satyendar Jain’s defamation case against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj

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Delhi court dismisses Satyendar Jain’s defamation case against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj

New Delhi: A city court on Thursday (February 20) refused to take cognisance of a criminal defamation complaint filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) Bansuri Swaraj and dismissed Jain’s complaint. Additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal dismissed Jain’s complaint, which alleged that the … Read more

Savarkar defamation case: Pune Court grants Rahul permanent exemption from appearance

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AAP lists Rahul Gandhi among ‘dishonest people’; 1st direct attack on Congress leader

Pune: Citing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s high-level security and his status of being the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, a Pune court on Tuesday (February 18) granted him permanent exemption from appearance in a defamation case filed against him over his alleged objectionable remarks on Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The court had … Read more

Defamation case against Bansuri Swaraj: Delhi court to decide on Feb 20 on cognisance

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Defamation case against Bansuri Swaraj: Delhi court to decide on Feb 20 on cognisance

New Delhi: A city court would decide on February 20 whether to take cognisance of a criminal defamation complaint filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) Bansuri Swaraj. Additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Mittal reserved the order on Thursday after hearing arguments in the … Read more

Delhi court to hear Sandeep Dikshit’s defamation case against Atishi, Singh on Feb 19

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‘Police denied permission’: AAP alleges denial of approval for documentary screening

New Delhi: A city court on Thursday (February 6) fixed February 19 to hear a criminal complaint case filed by Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit against Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh. Additional chief judicial magistrate Paras Dalal, who was supposed to hear the matter on Thursday, deferred … Read more

Delhi HC seeks Atishi’s reply on BJP leader’s plea over rejection of defamation case

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Delhi CM Atishi booked for MCC violation over use of govt vehicle in poll campaign

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (February 4) issued notice to Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on a plea filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader challenging a trial court order dismissing his defamation complaint against her over her poaching allegations against BJP. Justice Vikas Mahajan issued notice to the Delhi Chief Minister … Read more

BJP leader moves Delhi HC against trial court order dismissing defamation case against Chief Minister Atishi

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‘Am amused…’: Atishi responds to LG’s letter on Kejriwal’s ‘temporary CM’ remark

New Delhi: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has moved the Delhi High Court against a trial court order dismissing his defamation complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Atishi. A special judge (MP/MLA cases) on January 28 quashed summons issued to Atishi by a magisterial court on a criminal defamation case filed by BJP leader Praveen … Read more

Delhi court quashes summons to Chief Minister Atishi in a defamation case filed by BJP leader

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Delhi: Atishi inspects Kalkaji road in new repair initiative; ministers check others

New Delhi: A city court on Tuesday (January 28) quashed summons issued to Delhi Chief Minister Atishi by a magisterial court on a criminal defamation case filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader. BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor accused Atishi and former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal … Read more

May not pursue case if AAP leaders withdrew defamatory allegations, Dikshit to court

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‘Police denied permission’: AAP alleges denial of approval for documentary screening

New Delhi: Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit told a city court on Monday (January 27) that he may consider not prosecuting Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh if they withdrew the defamatory allegations against him. Dikshit’s counsel told this to additional chief judicial magistrate Paras Dalal, who said … Read more

BJP’s Parvesh Verma files Rs 100-crore defamation suit against Kejriwal

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BJP’s Parvesh Verma files Rs 100-crore defamation suit against Kejriwal

New Delhi: BJP MP Parvesh Verma has filed a Rs 100-crore defamation case against AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, accusing them of levelling false allegations against him. Verma said if he wins the case, he plans to use the money for development work in his New Delhi constituency, from where … Read more

Defamation case against Atishi, Kejriwal: SC grants six weeks to BJP leader to reply

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Defamation case against Atishi, Kejriwal: SC grants six weeks to BJP leader to reply

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 21) granted six weeks to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajiv Babbar to respond to a plea of Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal challenging a Delhi High Court order refusing to quash a defamation case against them over their … Read more

SC stays defamation proceedings against Rahul Gandhi over remarks against BJP, Shah

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NCW urges action against Rahul Gandhi over BJP MP’s ‘misconduct’ allegation

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (January 20) stayed proceedings in a defamation case in a Jharkhand trial court against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for his alleged remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed the interim order staying the … Read more

Delhi court notice to Atishi, Sanjay Singh on Sandeep Dikshit’s defamation complaint

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BJP funding Congress in Delhi polls, alleges AAP; seeks its removal from India Bloc

New Delhi: A city court on Thursday (January 16) issued notice to Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Singh on a criminal defamation complaint filed by former Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit. The defamation complaint filed by the Congress leader has alleged that the AAP leaders … Read more

Satyendra Jain’s defamation plea politically motivated, Bansuri Swaraj tells court

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Satyendra Jain’s defamation plea politically motivated, Bansuri Swaraj tells court

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Bansuri Swaraj on Monday told a Delhi court that the defamation complaint filed against her by former Delhi minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain was “politically motivated”. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Neha Mittal was hearing a plea filed by Jain alleging Swaraj … Read more

Savarkar defamation case: Pune court grants bail to Rahul Gandhi

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NCW urges action against Rahul Gandhi over BJP MP’s ‘misconduct’ allegation

Pune: A special court on Friday (January 10) granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed against him for alleged objectionable remarks made by him on Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The MP/MLA court in Pune granted Gandhi, who is a Member of Parliament (MP) from Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh and … Read more

SC extends stay on proceedings against Atishi, Kejriwal in defamation case by Babbar

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Atishi gets no.1, Kejriwal moves to 41 in Delhi Assembly’s new seating arrangement

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 19) extended its stay on a defamation proceedings filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajiv Babbar against Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal before a trial court. A bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice SVN Bhatti extended the … Read more

Rahul Gandhi summoned by Lucknow court over remarks on Veer Savarkar

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‘Family lives under fear’: Rahul Gandhi on kins of Hathras rape victim

Lucknow: A court in Lucknow on Friday issued summons against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, ordering him to appear on January 10, in connection with controversial remarks he made about Veer Savarkar, a prominent freedom fighter.  Rahul Gandhi has been summoned as an accused for trial under sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 505 … Read more

Threshold in political defamation cases high, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi tells court

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Atishi directs CS to give 11 senior IAS officers responsibility for resolving sewer overflow issues

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, who is an accused in a defamation case filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, told a city court on Monday that the threshold in political defamation cases was high and a political party may have lakhs of members, but all cannot file defamation complaint Senior advocate Ramesh … Read more

Delhi court stays proceedings against Chief Minister Atishi in a defamation case filed by BJP leader

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Delhi: Atishi inspects Kalkaji road in new repair initiative; ministers check others

New Delhi: A city court on Friday stayed proceedings against Delhi Chief Minister Atishi in a criminal defamation case filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader accusing her of defaming him. Special Judge Vishal Gogne stayed the proceedings before a magisterial court on an application moved by the Delhi Chief Minister. Atishi had challenged … Read more

Defamation case: Delhi court grants CM Atishi time till Nov 22 to submit arguments

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Delhi: Atishi inspects Kalkaji road in new repair initiative; ministers check others

New Delhi: A city court on Wednesday granted Delhi Chief Minister Atishi time till November 22 to submit her rejoinder to the arguments by a Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader on an application filed by her in a defamation case. The Delhi Chief Minister had filed an application before Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Gogne against … Read more

PM degree row: SC refuses to quash summons issued to Kejriwal in defamation case

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Arvind Kejriwal seeks meeting with LG tomorrow, may tender resignation

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (October 21) refused to quash a summon issued to former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal by a Gujarat court in a defamation case filed against him by the Gujarat University over his comments on the academic degree of Prime … Read more

‘Scorpion on Shivling’ remark: SC extends stay on proceedings against Shashi Tharoor

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SC stays defamation proceedings against Shashi Tharoor for ‘Modi-Scorpion’ remark

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (October 14) extended by four weeks the stay on proceedings before the trial court against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in defamation case filed by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader for his alleged “scorpion on Shivling” remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy … Read more