Defamation Case

Messi event chaos: Ganguly slaps ₹50 cr defamation suit on fanclub official

Sourav Ganguly has slapped a Rs 50 crore defamation suit notice on an official of a Kolkata-based football fan club for "falsely" dragging his name into the Lionel Messi fiasco and making derogatory and defamatory public statements about the former India cricket captain. Cricketer-turned-sports administrator Ganguly had also lodged a police complaint against Uttam Saha of 'Argentina Football Fan Club' on Thursday. "Besides the police complaint, I have sent this official of the football fan club a Rs 50 crore legal notice. They keep saying anything that comes to their mind," Ganguly told PTI. Saha, while speaking to a journalist, had accused Ganguly of being the actual man behind organising Messi's G.O.A.T India tour and alleged that it's now-arrested prime organiser Satadru Dutta was only a front. In his complaint emailed to the Cyber Cell of the Kolkata Police, Ganguly said the person's statements have adversely affected his reputation and mental peace. "The complaint states that

Defamation case against Rahul: Witness unavailable, next hearing on Dec 20

A court in Bhiwandi in Thane district on Saturday adjourned the hearing in the criminal defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker to December 20 due to non-availability of a crucial prosecution witness. Advocate Narayan Iyer, counsel for Rahul Gandhi, confirmed the adjournment, stating that the witness, Ashok Saykar, currently Deputy Superintendent of Police in Barshi in Solapur, could not remain present due to personal reasons. Saykar's evidence is now likely to be recorded on December 29. His testimony is considered key because he, as police sub inspector in 2014, conducted the preliminary inquiry into the private defamation matter under Section 202 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). It was on the basis of Saykar's submitted report that the court subsequently issued process (summons) against Rahul Gandhi under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The criminal defamation case was filed by local RSS ...

Trump to sue New York Times with $15 bn lawsuit over Epstein coverage

US President Donald Trump said that he is planning to file a $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times, accusing it of false reporting on his Epstein ties

Farmers' protest remark: Kangana withdraws SC plea against defamation case

Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Friday withdrew from the Supreme Court her plea challenging the high court's refusal to quash a complaint against her for allegedly making defamatory remarks in connection with the 2020-21 farmers' protest. The matter came up for hearing before a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta. After the bench showed its disinclination in entertaining the plea, Ranaut's counsel withdrew it. The actor-turned-politician challenged the defamation complaint which stemmed from her retweet comprising her own comment about a woman protestor during the 2020-21 farmer protests against the now repealed farm laws. Complainant Mahinder Kaur (73), who hails from Bahadurgarh Jandian village in Punjab's Bathinda district in 2021, had filed the complaint in Bathinda in January 2021. Her complaint in a Bathinda court claimed the actor made "false imputations and remarks" against her in a retweet by saying she was the same "dadi" who was part of the Shaheen Bagh .

Mithun Chakraborty files defamation case, TMC's Kunal Ghosh strikes back

Actor-politician Mithun Chakraborty has filed a defamation case against TMC's Kunal Ghosh, who has responded with a criminal defamation suit in a Kolkata court

Delhi court summons Samir Modi in defamation case by GPI directors

A Delhi Sessions Court has set aside a trial court order and summoned Samir Modi in a defamation case filed by Godfrey Phillips directors Nirmala Bagri and Atul Kumar Gupta

Lawyer withdraws plea claiming threat to Rahul Gandhi in defamation case

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's lawyer on Thursday withdrew from a Pune court the plea claiming apprehension of threat to the parliamentarian from followers of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The lawyer, Milind Pawar, said the court has accepted withdrawal of the plea. Earlier on Wednesday, hours after filing the plea, the lawyer said it was filed without Gandhi's consent and would be withdrawn. Pawar is representing Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed by Satyaki Savarkar, grand-nephew of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, over certain statements made by the Congress leader against the late freedom fighter and Hindutva ideologue. He drafted the application without consulting Gandhi and the latter has taken a "strong exception to the filing of this Pursis and expressed his disagreement with its contents", the lawyer said in a press release late Wednesday evening. The application filed by Pawar earlier on Wednesday said complainant Satyaki Savarkar had admitted that he is also a

Melania Trump threatens Hunter Biden with $1 bn suit over Epstein claims

Melania's attorney, Alejandro Brito, demanded that Hunter immediately retract the false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statement

Savarkar defamation case: Complainant accuses Rahul Gandhi of perjury

Satyaki Savarkar, the complainant in a defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over his alleged comments against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, has filed an application before the court seeking to prosecute the Congress leader for 'perjury' or lying under oath. The plea, filed before the special court for MPs and MLAs, accused Gandhi of making "false and misleading statements" regarding the receipt of a video clip which, Satyaki claimed, contained defamatory remarks made by Gandhi about the Hindutva ideologue. "The accused had filed a pursis (application) last month complaining that he had not received the defamatory video...," said the plea filed by Advocate Sangram Kolhatkar on behalf of Satyaki Savarkar. But Gandhi's lawyer admitted to have received all documents produced by the complainant (including the CD containing the defamatory speech), it said. Yet, Gandhi's application claimed he did not receive the same, it said. "This clearly demonstrates that the accused is attempting to ..

Supreme Court confirms Medha Patkar's conviction in defamation case

On July 29, the Delhi High Court had upheld Patkar's conviction in the defamation case filed by VK Saxena, who is the current Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

Rahul Gandhi gets bail in 2018 defamation case over remarks on Amit Shah

Rahul Gandhi appeared before Chaibasa court as directed by Jharkhand HC; granted bail in defamation case over 2018 rally remarks allegedly targeting Amit Shah

SC questions Rahul Gandhi's 2,000 sq km China claim in defamation case

'Say it in Parliament, not social media': Supreme Court rebukes Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's 2022 statements in defamation case

Glas Trust calls Byju's defamation threat a bid to divert from court orders

US-based lender agent Glas Trust has alleged that Byju's founders' plan to file a defamation case is an attempt to distract from the facts after several court orders against them. The legal counsel of Byju's founders, J Michael McNutt, rejected the allegations levelled by Glas Trust, calling it "incomplete and misleading". The counsel of Byju's founders, Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath, on Thursday said they are gearing up to file an over USD 2.5 billion suit against Glas Trust and others for damage to their reputation and business. "Byju Raveendran's latest act of threatening defamation claims against GLAS Trust and the Term Loan B Lenders is a transparent attempt to distract from the facts, coming on the heels of a US federal court holding him in contempt. The fact of the matter is that every court to consider the issues has ruled against Raveendran and his cohorts," Glas Trust said. Glas Trust Company LLC is the trustee for lenders to whom Byju's owes USD 1.2 billion. Byju's

Karnataka HC stays BJP's defamation case over ads against CM Siddaramaiah

The Karnataka HC stays trial in BJP's defamation case against CM Siddaramaiah over Congress ads that called previous Bommai government a '40% commission sarkar' and alleged ₹1,500 crore corruption

Lakshmi Puri defamation case: Delhi HC refuses to accept Gokhale's apology

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to accept the written apology of TMC MP Saket Gokhale in a case over his alleged defamatory utterances against former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri. A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Renu Bhatnagar was dealing with Gokhale's appeal against a single judge's July 1, 2024 verdict restraining the TMC leader from publishing further on social media or any online platform against Puri. The single judge also directed him to apologise to her and pay Rs 50 lakh in damages. The division bench said the contents of his affidavit couldn't be taken on record while asking Gokhale's counsel to withdraw the apology and file a fresh one. "This is not done you first withdraw this affidavit, then we will hear you," the bench told the counsel. The court said there was a difference in the two apologies' -- the one directed to be published by the single judge and the one filed by Gokhale. The matter would be heard on July 22. Senior advocate Amit Sibal, ...

Savarkar remark case: Court says Rahul can't be forced to submit cited book

A court here on Thursday rejected a plea by the grandnephew of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar seeking access to a 'book' cited by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while allegedly making defamatory remarks against the late freedom fighter. The Congress leader cannot be compelled to produce the book, said judge Amol Shinde of the special court for MPs and MLAs. Satyaki Savarkar, the complainant in the case, had filed the application in May, claiming no such book as cited by Gandhi existed, and he should be asked to produce it if it did. The court, in its order, said the accused cannot be compelled to disclose his defense before the commencement of the trial. "The accused may produce any relevant documents during the presentation of his defense evidence. If the accused is compelled to produce such evidence prematurely, it would amount to violation of his fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 20(3) of the Constitution of India, which protects against self-incrimination," the order ...

Karnataka govt to file defamation case against BJP, issues notification

The Congress government in Karnataka has decided to initiate a defamation case against the state BJP for allegedly indulging in false propaganda about its performance. The government in an official notification issued on Sunday has cited, alleged misinformation, distortion and lies by BJP through its campaign in visual media and print media under the title -- "charge sheet about two years failure of the state government". Opposition BJP has termed the move as the beginning of the second chapter of emergency in Karnataka. The notification said, the government has decided to file a defamation case in Bengaluru's 42nd Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in this regard, and the Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) has been authorised to file a complaint. Government prosecutors B S Patil from the 67th City Civil and Sessions Court and Shailaja Nayak from the 61st City Civil and Sessions Court have been appointed, to handle the legal proceedings. Also, Ku

Nirmala Sitharaman gets court notice over remarks on AAP leader's marriage

A Delhi court has issued notice to Nirmala Sitharaman over alleged defamatory remarks about AAP leader Somnath Bharti's marriage during election campaign

Court issues notice to Tharoor on defamation plea by Rajeev Chandrasekhar

In his complaint, Rajeev Chandrasekhar claimed that Tharoor defamed him on national television by making "false" and "derogatory" statements

Activist Medha Patkar released hours after arrest in defamation case

Delhi Police arrested social activist Medha Patkar earlier today in connection with a 24-year-old defamation case filed by Delhi LG VK Saxena