Supreme Court Stays Defamation Proceedings Against Editorial Director Of Bennet Coleman Over Times Of India Article
4 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Stays Defamation Proceedings Against Editorial Director Of Bennet Coleman Over Times Of India Article

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The Supreme Court today stayed criminal defamation proceedings against Jaideep Bose, Editorial Director of Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd, which publishes the newspaper Times of India.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra issued notice in the matter and directed stay of proceedings pending any further orders by the Court. The Supreme Court today stayed criminal defamation proceedings against Jaideep Bose, Editorial Director of Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd, which publishes the newspaper Times of India. The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra issued notice in the matter and directed stay of proceedings pending any further orders by the Court. It may be noted that before the High Court, Bose argued that he was only an Editorial Director and as required under the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, the Director is a person who would be responsible for the publication of an article and an editorial director who is only in charge of the policy decisions of the newspaper cannot be proceeded against.

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