Madras High Court Restrains Leena Manimekalai & Susi Ganesan From Going To Press On #MeToo Case
2 years, 11 months ago

Madras High Court Restrains Leena Manimekalai & Susi Ganesan From Going To Press On #MeToo Case

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The Madras High Court on Thursday passed an interim injunction to restrain filmmaker and poet, Leena Manimekalai and film producer Susi Ganesan from going to the press or making social media comments regarding their respective contentions in the defamation suit filed by the latter over the #MeToo sexual harassment allegations raised by the former. A criminal defamation case was pending against the filmmaker since 2019, filed by Susi Ganesan in the Chennai Magistrate Court. Susi Ganesan was predetermined to harass her through the criminal defamation case, and the application filed before Saidapet Magistrate seeking directions to the concerned officer for impounding passport reveals his intentions, the petitioner stated. The Supreme Court also directed the Chennai Magistrate Court to complete the trial in the criminal defamation case, filed by Ganesan against Manimekalai as expeditiously as possible, preferably within four months.

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Madras High Court Transfers Criminal Defamation Case Against Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai To Different Magistrate, Says Decide Within 3 Months
1 year, 8 months ago

Madras High Court Transfers Criminal Defamation Case Against Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai To Different Magistrate, Says Decide Within 3 Months

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The Madras High Court recently ordered the transfer of a criminal defamation case against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai from a Metropolitan Magistrate Court to a different court within Saidapet. Justice G Chandrasekharan noted that the magistrate had committed two procedural violations — the court had received proof affidavits of witnesses instead of examining the witnesses under oath in the open court …

'MeToo' plaint: Leena Manimekalai won't respond to summons, claims film director Susi Ganeshan’s counsel
2 years, 5 months ago

'MeToo' plaint: Leena Manimekalai won't respond to summons, claims film director Susi Ganeshan’s counsel

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Ganeshan had earlier moved the IX Metropolitan Magistrate Court with a defamation petition against Manimekalai for her ‘MeToo’ sexual harassment allegations against him in 2019. He claimed her accusations were baseless and aimed at tarnishing his reputation Chennai: An undertaking given by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai’s brother that his sister will not drag on the defamation proceedings against her in a …

'Allegations Against Magistrate Unfounded & Invented': Chennai Sessions Court Dismisses Leena Manimekalai's Transfer Petition In Criminal Defamation Case
2 years, 9 months ago

'Allegations Against Magistrate Unfounded & Invented': Chennai Sessions Court Dismisses Leena Manimekalai's Transfer Petition In Criminal Defamation Case

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While declining a plea made by the poet/ filmmaker Leena Manimekalai for transfer of the criminal defamation case pending against her on the file of Saidapet IXth Metropolitan Magistrate, Chennai Sessions Court also observed that the allegations against the court's presiding officer are 'unfounded' and 'invented for the purpose of transfer petition'.It is pertinent to note that the Supreme. While …

'Defamation Not A Heinous Crime, Will Order Release Of Leena Manimekalai's Passport' : Madras High Court
3 years, 1 month ago

'Defamation Not A Heinous Crime, Will Order Release Of Leena Manimekalai's Passport' : Madras High Court

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Madras High Court on Wednesday orally observed that the passport of filmmaker Leena Manimekalai could not have been impounded merely on the basis of a criminal defamation case pending against her. Justice M. Dhandapani has said that he will be directing the Regional Passport Office, Chennai, to release Manimekalai's passport, who is facing criminal defamation case filed by film director …

MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani case: Delhi Court reserves verdict in criminal defamation suit for 10 Feb
3 years, 10 months ago

MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani case: Delhi Court reserves verdict in criminal defamation suit for 10 Feb

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Akbar, a former Union minister, had filed the case against Ramani in October 2018 for “defaming him by accusing him of sexual misconduct” New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Monday reserved for 10 February the verdict in MJ Akbar’s criminal defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani for her allegations of sexual harassment against him. John further refuted Akbar’s claim that …

MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani: Delhi court to resume final hearing in defamation case tomorrow
4 years ago

MJ Akbar vs Priya Ramani: Delhi court to resume final hearing in defamation case tomorrow

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Ramani has said that her allegations of sexual misconduct against Akbar, made in the wake of #MeToo movement in 2018, were “her truth” and were made in the public good New Delhi: A Delhi court is scheduled to resume on Monday the final hearing in a criminal defamation complaint filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani …

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