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'Liking a tweet means republication': Delhi court orders TV journalist Gargi Rawat to pay Rs 10,000 to Abhijit Iyer-Mitra for liking 'defamatory' post
September 10, 2025 6:42 pm
The case pertains to Rawat's act of liking an X post by Dushyant Arora who had supported Washington Post columnist Rana Ayyub's criticism of a December 2019 article by Iyer-Mitra titled 'In Rana Ayyub, the White West has found its next Arundhati Roy'.
Gujarat Congress leader files complaint against news channel editor, anchor for defamation
July 26, 2025 10:21 pm
Dr Tushar Chaudhary is a former Union Minister and newly appointed Congress Legislature Party leader in the Gujarat Assembly. The complaint was registered in Tapi district under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Atrocity Act.
Defamation case: Delhi court issues non-bailable warrant against social activist Medha Patkar
April 24, 2025 4:33 am
Medha Patkar had appealed her conviction in a defamation case filed against her by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena in 2000. Saxena headed an NGO in Gujarat at the time.
Politicians targeting rivals is not defamation: Delhi court
March 27, 2025 2:08 am
Darjeeling MP from BJP Raju Bista had lodged the case against BJP's Kurseong (West Bengal) MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma alleging that he had harmed his reputation by stating during a press conference in April 2024 that the former had been involved in corrupt practices related to the Jal Jeevan Mission project.
In defamation case against L-G, Delhi court dismisses Medha Patkar’s application to introduce new witness
March 18, 2025 9:12 pm
Medha Patkar wanted to examine a witness who hadn't initially been named in the list of witnesses.
Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: Hearing deferred to March 6
February 24, 2025 2:15 pm
Rahul has pleaded not guilty and claimed the case was a part of a political conspiracy against him but the court directed the complainant to present evidence.
Express View on Atishi defamation case: Court’s common sense
January 30, 2025 6:57 am
Delhi sessions court sends out message that political matters are for the ballot, not witness box
Karnataka IPS officer D Roopa withdraws SC plea against 2023 defamation case by IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri
November 08, 2024 8:34 am
The Supreme Court had granted time to the two officers to reconcile their differences after the IPS officer voluntarily deleted offensive posts against the IAS officer on social media following the intervention of the Supreme Court.
Gurgaon former top cop files defamation suit against judge
September 20, 2024 2:51 am
Former commissioner Krishan Kumar Rao filed the suit on Monday against Additional District and Sessions Judge Amit Sahrawat for remarks made against him in a judicial order of February 2022.
Defamation case against other accused cannot be set aside if complainant, main accused reach compromise: Karnataka HC
August 09, 2024 9:12 pm
The order was passed by a bench consisting of Justice H P Sandesh on July 26
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