"defamation-case"

A Delhi court set aside an order asking journalists to remove articles critical of Adani Enterprises, ruling it unsustainable without hearing them. The court said such sweeping directions threatened free speech and directed a fresh hearing on AEL’s defamation plea

Popular Telugu actor Nagarjuna Akkineni and his son Naga Chaitanya appeared before a Hyderabad court on Wednesday to record their statements in a criminal defamation case against Telangana Minister Konda Surekha. Despite the minister later withdrawing her statement on social media, Nagarjuna alleges her remarks harmed his family’s dignity and reputation.

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The Karnataka High Court stayed defamation proceedings against D K Shivakumar and Rahul Gandhi over Congress’s "corruption rate card" ads targeting BJP during the 2023 elections. The BJP alleges the campaign damaged its image with claims of 40 per cent commission governance

KTR said that Mahaa TV has shown no interest in responsible journalism and is operating purely to defame BRS leaders, which now compels the party to take legal recourse.

The court had observed that she was deliberately flouting its sentencing order to submit probation bonds and Rs one lakh as fine in the defamation case filed in 2001.

The Bench’s observation came when it quashed a defamation case against Times of India’s editorial director and other journalists, who were accused of publishing alleged defamatory contents

Naveen Jha, a BJP worker, had filed the case against Gandhi in 2019 for his alleged remarks against Home Minister Amit Shah

He informed the court of his decision to contest the case, emphasizing that his fight was centered around protecting public health and stopping the sale of spurious liquor in Telangana. "The health of Telangana’s people is our top priority, and BRS will not back down. We have revealed the truth, and our commitment to transparency and accountability remains unwavering," he stated in a media interaction.

City Civil Court issues orders to Minister prohibiting her from making any further defamatory statements against the BRS leader

In court, Rama Rao described Surekha's allegations as "deeply hurtful" and despicable, stating that some were "unspeakable" for any normal person. He dismissed her claims of him being a drug addict and hosting rave parties as baseless, accusing her of seeking cheap publicity through these false accusations.

As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and R. Mahadevan will take up the matter for hearing.

MP-MLA court judge Yogesh Yadav had heard the matter on November 18 and had fixed Monday as the next date for the hearing

Last week, Tejashwi Yadav's counsel had informed a trial court in Ahmedabad that he has moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the criminal defamation case

The statement was recorded under section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure under which an accused person gets an opportunity to explain circumstances appearing in the evidence against him or her and the proceeding was held in-camera

Murugan's plea challenging the September 5 order of the Madras High Court, which had refused to quash the proceedings, came up for hearing before a bench of Justices B R Gavai and P K Mishra

The Delhi court had on August 7 summoned Gehlot following Shekhawat's complaint over the Congress leader's remarks linking him to the alleged Sanjivani scam

Delhi HC adjourned hearing for October 4 a plea filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging proceedings pending in a trial court in a criminal defamation case filed against him by BJP's spokesperson

Gujarat High Court rejected AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh's plea seeking an interim stay on criminal defamation proceedings against them filed by Gujarat University in connection with remarks on PM Narendra Modi's degree

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