Delhi High Court Directs Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal To Pay ₹2 Crores Damages To Major General Ahluwalia In Defamation Suit
Live LawThe Delhi High Court on Friday directed news magazine Tehelka, its former editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal and two reporters to pay Rs. It added: “…damages in the sum of Rs.2,00,00,000/- is awarded to the plaintiff to be paid by defendant No.1 to 4 for having caused defamation, along with costs of the suit.” The court held Tehelka, Tejpal and the two reporters, who allegedly worked as undercover by representing themselves on behalf of a fictitious defence equipment firm based in London, liable for defamation. To borrow the triple test ……this false statement about the plaintiff to his discredit, exposed him to hatred, ridicule, or contempt, or which causes him to be shunned or avoided, or which has a tendency to injure him in his office, professional or trade and consequently tended to lower the plaintiff in the estimation of right thinking members of society.” The court added: “The plaintiff was a man holding the position of Major General in the Army and was a man of repute. The court however said that Ahluwalia failed to prove any act of defamation on the part of Zee Telefilm Limited, its former Chairman Subhash Chandra and former Chief Executive Officer Sandeep Goyal.
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