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CRIMINAL DEFAMATION LAW NEWS

Apar Gupta writes: We should worry about use of defamation law, beyond Rahul Gandhi case

April 04, 2023 9:26 am

The colonial era law can be used to restrict fundamental rights by the powerful. A reformed law is the need of the hour

A question of power

May 25, 2016 12:01 am

SC judgment on criminal defamation ignores the fact that the parties involved in defamation complaints are rarely equals.

Supreme Court’s judgment on criminal defamation is the latest illustration of a syndrome

May 18, 2016 9:41 am

Our punitive impulses are an expression of deep institutional failure.

Speak no evil

May 14, 2016 12:02 am

Supreme Court has upheld criminal defamation, leaving important public misgivings unaddressed.

MHA files affidavit: Must retain criminal defamation law, Govt tells apex court

July 12, 2015 3:43 am

The MHA contended that civil remedy for defamation is not an efficacious remedy since they take longer than criminal cases.

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