Kirit Somaiya’s wife files Rs 100-crore defamation suit in Bombay HC against Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut

Medha Somaiya sought a permanent injunction prohibiting Raut from printing and circulating defamatory content against her about an alleged scam.

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· May 23, 2022 · 06:25 pm

Does journalist Boria Majumdar have a credible defamation claim against cricketer Wriddhiman Saha?

Majumdar will have to show that Saha’s statements clearly referred to him and that they lowered his reputation.

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· Mar 06, 2022 · 07:14 pm

‘The Wire’ says Bharat Biotech did not serve notice before filing defamation case

The website’s editors said that the Telangana district court did not hear them before directing to take down 14 articles on the manufacturer of Covaxin.

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· Feb 23, 2022 · 11:01 pm

Documents about NCB’s Sameer Wankhede were ‘reasonably verified’, Nawab Malik tells Bombay HC

The court was hearing a defamation suit filed by Wankhede’s father, seeking damages of Rs 1.25 crore for the Maharashtra minister’s comments about his son.

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· Nov 12, 2021 · 04:20 pm

Sameer Wankhede is a public officer, his actions can be examined by anyone, says Bombay HC

The court also asked Nawab Malik if he had verified the facts about the NCB officer before posting them on Twitter.

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· Nov 10, 2021 · 09:26 pm

Maharashtra minister files Rs 100-crore defamation suit against BJP leader Kirit Somaiya

Somaiya had alleged that Maharashtra Transport Minister Anil Parab was involved in construction of multiple illegal properties in Ratnagiri district.

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· Sep 21, 2021 · 06:44 pm

Rahul Gandhi denies making defamatory remarks about ‘Modi’ surname

The Congress MP said he did not mean to target any community and was just being sarcastic.

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· Jun 24, 2021 · 06:28 pm

Journalist Aakar Patel arrested for tweets on PM Narendra Modi’s caste, later granted bail

A BJP MLA claimed the journalist defamed the Hindu-Ghanchi community with the intention of damaging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s caste.

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· Sep 23, 2020 · 06:46 pm

Court tells vlogger to remove YouTube video criticising a brand of coconut oil

The bench admitted that commercial speech is a fundamental right, but added that this right cannot be abused.

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· Jan 17, 2020 · 03:52 pm

Arrest warrant issued against Shashi Tharoor for allegedly defaming Hindu women in 30-year-old book

The Congress leader’s office said they will file an appeal against the order.

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· Dec 22, 2019 · 08:25 am

Journalist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra files defamation suit against NDTV’s Gargi Rawat for ‘liking’ a tweet

The defence analyst was allegedly called a rape accused in a tweet by advocate Dushyant Arora and Rawat is said to have liked it.

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· Dec 14, 2019 · 04:22 pm

Reliance Communications withdraws $1.1 billion defamation case against Financial Times

The firm had filed a case against two reporters of the international daily for their articles on the difficulties faced by Anil Ambani’s businesses.

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· Nov 02, 2019 · 07:40 pm