Defamatory Archives

Delhi High Court quashes summons issued to “The Wire” editors in a criminal defamation case filed by a former JNU Professor

The Delhi High Court quashes and sets aside summons issued to the editor and deputy editor of “The Wire” in a criminal defamation case filed by the former Professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Case Briefs

Expression of a victim’s trauma or experience is his/her fundamental right which can only be curtained if it falls under 4 broad categories: Read on to know categories | Alleged sexual harassment case of a ScoopWhoop employee

Patiala House Courts: Preeti Parewa, SCJ/CCJ/ARC, NDD, while addressing the alleged case of sexual harassment against the CEO of ScoopWhoop, wherein it

Case Briefs High Courts

Ker HC | Release of controversial Malayalam film “Aquarium” stayed till further order apprehending it to be defamatory to Catholic Christians and nuns

Kerala High Court: The Bench of P.V. Kunhikrishnan, J., stayed the release of Malyalam film “Aquarium “apprehending it to be defamatory to

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Kerala Governor promulgates Kerala Police (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 | Punishment for making, expressing, publishing any matter which is threatening, abusive, humiliating or defamatory

Kerala Police (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 Governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammed Khan promulgates an ordinance to further amend the Kerala Police Act, 2011.

Case Briefs High Courts

AP HC | Person occupying high posts are indulging in waging war against State of Andhra Pradesh’s Judicial system: HC orders CBI investigation

Andhra Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of Rakesh Kumar and J. Uma Devi, JJ., while ordering CBI investigation in regard to defamatory

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Website publishing malicious and defamatory articles against Daniel Snyder, directed to take down such articles

Delhi High Court: Mukta Gupta, J., granted ad-interim injunction and directed the meaww.com to take down defamatory and malicious articles against Daniel Snyder.

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

UK | Libel action against a newspaper filed only on the basis of an article’s headline – not maintainable: ‘Bane and antidote’ must be taken together

High Court of Justice Queen’s Bench Division Media and Communications List: Warby, J. dismissed a claim for initiating action for libel against