DEFAMATION PLEA

The Supreme Court on Monday postponed for six weeks the hearing on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging a Delhi High Court order. The High Court had upheld summons issued to Kejriwal in a criminal defamation case related to his retweet ...

The Supreme Court is set to hear Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging a Delhi High Court order upholding his summons in a criminal defamation case for retweeting a defamatory video circulated by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in May 2018. The th...

Manish Sisodia, Delhi's former deputy chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, expressed support for chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, calling him "a symbol of honesty." Sisodia made these comments during his first rally after his release from...

The Bombay High Court has affirmed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's legitimate right to an expeditious decision regarding a 2014 defamation complaint linked to his alleged remarks against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The court's decision, issued o...

The Bombay High Court quashed a magistrate's order allowing an RSS worker to submit additional documents in a criminal defamation complaint against Rahul Gandhi. The court ruled in the Congress leader's favor and directed the trial to proceed withou...

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose is set to appear in the Calcutta High Court for an interim order in a defamation suit against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other TMC leaders. Justice Krishna Rao granted leave for the defamation plaint to b...

A court for Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) has summoned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear on July 2 in a defamation case concerning his remarks about Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The complaint was lod...

Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Sanjay Raut have approached a special court here seeking to set aside the summons issued against them by a magistrate in a defamation case filed by rival Shiv Sena leader Rahul Shewale. The move comes mon...

The top court had on May 17 reserved its verdict on Kejriwal's plea against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Kejriwal was granted interim bail by the apex court on May 10 till June 1 to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections and was ask...

The Supreme Court extends stay on defamation proceedings against Arvind Kejriwal, allowing time for potential settlement discussions. Kejriwal, accused of retweeting defamatory content, seeks resolution. Parties to explore settlement possibility as ...

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed bailable warrants against former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP president V D Sharma in a defamation case filed by Congress' Vivek Tankha. The special court's order was halted as the leaders are busy with L...

During the hearing on Monday, a bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was told by the counsel appearing for complainant Vikas Sankrityayan that Kejriwal may issue an apology on public platforms like microblogging platform 'X' or Instagr...

The Gujarat High Court has dismissed the pleas of Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh to quash the summons issued against them in a criminal defamation case. The case was filed by Gujarat University over their comments on Prime ...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni appeared before the Delhi High Court and argued that the defamation plea filed against him by his ex-business partners was not maintainable. The court refused to pass an interim order against Dhoni, media houses, and social medi...

The Delhi High Court has requested the registry to inform former cricket captain MS Dhoni about a defamation suit filed by his two former business partners, Mihir Diwakar and Soumya Das. The plaintiffs seek a permanent injunction and damages against...

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader had argued that he cannot be prosecuted without prior government sanction as he is a public servant as per the law. The court of additional chief metropolitan magistrate SJ Panchal rejected Kejriwal's plea, saying no...

A Delhi court dismissed an appeal by former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot against his summoning in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Additional Sessions Judge M K Nagpal ruled that the order di...

A trial court had earlier suspended the account after the Bengaluru-based pharma company had sued Philips in September last year when he posted critical remarks on a company product patients used for curing liver disease.

The sessions court in Ahmedabad has reserved its order on the pleas filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh, who are challenging the summons issued to them in a criminal defamation case over comments about Prime Minis...