Chennai Court Dismisses Complaint Against Rajinikanth Over Remarks Against Periyar
4 years, 10 months ago

Chennai Court Dismisses Complaint Against Rajinikanth Over Remarks Against Periyar

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A court in Chennai on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed against actor Rajinikanth over his remarks on rationalist leader E V Ramasamy "Periyar. "Second Metropolitan Magistrate Roslyn Durai, however, granted liberty to the petitioner to file a private complaint for defamation, damages and compensation.The Magistrate rejected the petition by the Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam, a fringe. A court in Chennai on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed against actor Rajinikanth over his remarks on rationalist leader E V Ramasamy "Periyar." On hearing a recording of Rajinikanth's speech during the golden jubilee celebrations of Thuglak magazine on January 14, 2020, the Magistrate said "He has stated what he thought was a fact about a rally held in Salem in 1971 by Thanthai Periyar, and which according to him was also published in the Thuglak weekly magazine of that period."

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Karnataka HC Sets Aside Order To Register Defamation Case Against Asst Commissioner For Shouting At Senior Lawyer, Calls It Quasi-Judicial Function
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Karnataka HC Sets Aside Order To Register Defamation Case Against Asst Commissioner For Shouting At Senior Lawyer, Calls It Quasi-Judicial Function

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order of the Magistrate court directing the registration of a defamation case against the Assistant Commissioner of Kundapura who while discharging quasi-judicial function, allegedly acted erratically and became furious and shouted at a senior lawyer and a member of Kundapura Bar Association, appearing before him. Therefore, she could be treated as a …

Karnataka High Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Congress Leader Over Remarks On The Word 'Hindu'
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Congress Leader Over Remarks On The Word 'Hindu'

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a defamation case registered against Congress Leader and Member of Legislative Assembly Satish Jarikholi, who was charged under Section 500 and 153 of the Indian Penal Code, alleging to have hurt the sentiments of Hindus as he made a statement that the word “Hindu” has a dirty meaning. A single judge Justice M Nagaprasanna …

Chennai Court Sentences BJP's H Raja To 6 Months In Prison For Comments On Periyar, Kanimozhi; Suspends Sentence To Allow Filing Of Appeal
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1 month, 1 week ago

Chennai Court Sentences BJP's H Raja To 6 Months In Prison For Comments On Periyar, Kanimozhi; Suspends Sentence To Allow Filing Of Appeal

Live Law  

The Special Court for Trial of Cases Against MLAs/MPs in Chennai has sentences BJP's H Raja to 6 months imprisonment and fine for his derogatory speech against Periyar and Kanimozhi Karunanidhi. Raja had tweeted against EV Ramasamy, popularly known as Periyar saying that the Atheist leader's statues should be broken and also addressing Periyar as a caste fanatic. In 2023, …

Filing Complaint Against A Person Before Lawful Authority Does Not Attract The Offence Of Defamation: Kerala High Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Filing Complaint Against A Person Before Lawful Authority Does Not Attract The Offence Of Defamation: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court while quashing a case of defamation, observed that the complaint filed in the present case before a lawful authority which was enquired by it, will not attract an offence under Section 500 IPC. "Admittedly, in this case, a complaint is filed before the Chief Minister and before the Director of Pariyaram Medical College, where the 1st …

Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today
2 months ago

Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

The Hindu  

Edappadi Palaniswami wins Kodanad defamation case The Madras High Court ordered the payment of ₹1.1 crore of defamation damages to the Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami on a suit filed by him against S. Dhanapal, the brother of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s driver Kanagaraj, for having linked his name to the 2017 Kodanad estate heist-cum-murder case. …

Nashik court summons Rahul Gandhi in defamation case over remarks on Savarkar
3 months, 1 week ago

Nashik court summons Rahul Gandhi in defamation case over remarks on Savarkar

The Hindu  

A court in Maharashtra's Nashik district has summoned Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed against him for his alleged objectionable remarks against Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nashik, Deepali Parimal Kaduskar, issued a process to Mr. Gandhi on September 27, noting that the "statement made against a patriotic person prima-facie seems to be …

Edappadi Palaniswami appears before special court in a defamation case filed by Dayanidhi Maran
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Edappadi Palaniswami appears before special court in a defamation case filed by Dayanidhi Maran

The Hindu  

AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Tuesday appeared before the special court for exclusive trial of cases related to elected representatives, in connection with a defamation case filed by DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran. Mr. Maran filed the complaint seeking punishment for Mr. Palaniswami, for defaming his service to the people of the Central Chennai constituency by stating that he …

Take criminal defamation complaint against Speaker Appavu on file, Madras High Court directs Principal Sessions Court
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Take criminal defamation complaint against Speaker Appavu on file, Madras High Court directs Principal Sessions Court

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court has directed the Principal Sessions Court in Chennai to take on file a private complaint lodged by an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam office-bearer accusing Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker M. Appavu of having committed the offence of criminal defamation. Justice G. Jayachandran also directed the principal sessions court to proceed further with the complaint …

Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: Hearing on May 27
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: Hearing on May 27

The Hindu  

Hearing in a 2018 defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over his alleged objectionable remarks targeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been fixed for May 27 following the appointment of a new judge to the special court. The complaint was filed here on August 4, 2018, against Rahul Gandhi for his alleged objectionable comments against Shah made at a press …

Delhi Court Dismisses Ashok Gehlot's Appeal Against Defamation Plea
1 year ago

Delhi Court Dismisses Ashok Gehlot's Appeal Against Defamation Plea

News 18  

A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot against his summoning in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Additional Sessions Judge M K Nagpal rejected Gehlot’s appeal, filed against an order passed by a magisterial court, saying that the order did not suffer from any factual mistake, …

Madras HC Junks Plea Challenging Dismissal Of Complaint Against Ex-Congress MP, ABP News Channel Over 'Defamatory' Post On RSS
1 year, 3 months ago

Madras HC Junks Plea Challenging Dismissal Of Complaint Against Ex-Congress MP, ABP News Channel Over 'Defamatory' Post On RSS

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a Revision plea filed against a December 2016 order of the Magistrate Court in Chennai dismissing a complaint filed against former Congress MP Nirmal Khatri and ABP News for posting an alleged defamatory post against an RSS worker. “In the considered view of this Court, the order passed by the Court below does not …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji files defamation complaint against Puthiya Tamilagam leader Krishnasamy
1 year, 7 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji files defamation complaint against Puthiya Tamilagam leader Krishnasamy

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise, V. Senthilbalaji, on Thursday, May 25, 2023 filed a complaint against K. Krishnasamy, president of Puthiya Tamilagam for defamatory speeches and tweets against him. Mr. Senthilbalaji submitted that on May 10, Mr. Krishnasamy had posted a copy of the representation allegedly given by him to the Governor of Tamil Nadu on his …

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji files defamation complaints against ‘Savukku’ Shankar
1 year, 7 months ago

T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji files defamation complaints against ‘Savukku’ Shankar

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity, Excise, and Prohibition, V. Senthilbalaji, on Monday, May 15, 2023, filed four private defamation complaints against YouTuber A. Shankar known as Savukku Shankar. On Monday, Mr. Balaji accompanied by senior counsel and Rajya Sabha MP P.Wilson filed four complaints at Saidapet Court, pertaining to four different references to him by Mr. Shankar. In one of …

Chennai City Public Prosecutor files criminal defamation complaint against Annamalai for allegations against CM
1 year, 8 months ago

Chennai City Public Prosecutor files criminal defamation complaint against Annamalai for allegations against CM

The Hindu  

The Chennai City Public Prosecutor has filed a criminal defamation complaint against BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai before the Principal District and Sessions Court here for having made defamatory allegations against Chief Minister M.K. In his petition, the City Public Prosecutor said he went through the video clippings of the press conference and perused the address by Mr. Annamalai …

Rahul Gandhi gets permanent exemption from court appearance in RSS defamation case
1 year, 8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi gets permanent exemption from court appearance in RSS defamation case

India Today  

In a major relief for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, a Magistrate Court in Bhiwandi has granted a permanent exemption to him from appearing before it in a criminal defamation proceedings initiated against him by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionary Rajesh Kunte. Following the court order, Rahul Gandhi will now not have to attend court proceedings personally and the hearing in his …

Madras High Court Transfers Criminal Defamation Case Against Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai To Different Magistrate, Says Decide Within 3 Months
1 year, 9 months ago

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

Live Law  

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 …

Defamation proceedings | Court to pass order on Rahul Gandhi plea seeking permanent exemption
1 year, 10 months ago

Defamation proceedings | Court to pass order on Rahul Gandhi plea seeking permanent exemption

The Hindu  

A magistrate court will pass an order on Apri 1 on an application by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking permanent exemption from appearing in ongoing defamation proceedings against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh secretary. Advocate Narayan Iyer had filed an application on behalf of Mr. Gandhi, seeking permanent exemption. He had said, “RSS people killed Gandhiji and today their …

KRK gets no relief from MP court in defamation case filed by Manoj Bajpayee, next hearing on January 17
2 years ago

KRK gets no relief from MP court in defamation case filed by Manoj Bajpayee, next hearing on January 17

Hindustan Times  

Actor Kamal Rashid Khan, known as KRK, did not get relief from the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in a defamation case filed against him by actor Manoj Bajpayee. In the defamation case filed by actor Manoj Bajpayee, a court did not give relief to KRK. Justice Satyendra Kumar Singh in the Indore district court dismissed KRK's …

Madras High Court Recalls Order Quashing Sexual Harassment Case Against Godman Shiva Sankar Baba
2 years, 1 month ago

Madras High Court Recalls Order Quashing Sexual Harassment Case Against Godman Shiva Sankar Baba

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Monday recalled its earlier order quashing a sexual harassment case against self-styled godman Shiva Sankar baba.On October 17, Justice RN Manjula had allowed a quashing petition filed by Baba after observing that no application to condone the delay was filed along with the complaint under Section 473 of CrPC.The case against Shiva Sankar Baba was …

Hearing in RSS defamation case against Rahul Gandhi adjourned till Dec 3
2 years, 3 months ago

Hearing in RSS defamation case against Rahul Gandhi adjourned till Dec 3

Deccan Chronicle  

THANE: A court at Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday adjourned till December 3 this year hearing in the defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by an activist of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Joint Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate First Class L C Wadikar is hearing the matter pertaining to the defamation case against Gandhi filed by …

Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge Against Madras HC Order On Defamation Case Against Edappadi K. Palaniswami And O Panneerselvam
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge Against Madras HC Order On Defamation Case Against Edappadi K. Palaniswami And O Panneerselvam

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging Madras High Court's order of quashing defamation proceedings against All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami and former party leader O. Panneerselvam.The plea was filed by VA Pugazhendi, former spokesperson of the AIADMK party, who had filed a defamation case against Edappadi K. Palaniswami. The Supreme Court on …

Defamation case | Thane court exempts Rahul Gandhi from appearance
2 years, 6 months ago

Defamation case | Thane court exempts Rahul Gandhi from appearance

The Hindu  

A Thane court, on June 18, allowed exemption from appearance to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation suit filed by an RSS activist. Bhiwandi Judicial Magistrate First Class L. C. Wadikar allowed the application for exemption for the day and adjourned the matter for August 6, Mr. Gandhi's counsel advocate Narayan Iyer told PTI. “In his application, Mr. Gandhi …

'Prima Facie Defamation': Mumbai Court Summons Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut In Complaint By BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya's Wife
2 years, 7 months ago

'Prima Facie Defamation': Mumbai Court Summons Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut In Complaint By BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya's Wife

Live Law  

A Metropolitan Magistrates court in Mumbai issued process to Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in a defamation complaint filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's wife Medha Somaiya. He added that ingredients of defamation were made out as prima facie words used would have hurt Somaiya's reputation. The private complaint was filed through Advocate Vivekanand Gupta after Raut accused the Somaiyas …

Madras High Court Dismisses Defamation Complaint Against President & Secretary Of All India Yadav Maha Sabha
2 years, 7 months ago

Madras High Court Dismisses Defamation Complaint Against President & Secretary Of All India Yadav Maha Sabha

Live Law  

The Madras High Court bench of Justice M Nirmal Kumar recently dismissed a revision petition against the order passed by Metropolitan Magistrate Court Egmore dismissing a defamation complaint against the President and Secretary-General of the All India Yadav Maha Sabha. The petitioner also contended that the publication would not come within the scope of ninth exception to Section 499 of …

Defamation | Magistrate Can't Refer Complaint About Offence U/S 500 IPC To Police For Investigation U/S 156(3) CrPC: Karnataka High Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Defamation | Magistrate Can't Refer Complaint About Offence U/S 500 IPC To Police For Investigation U/S 156(3) CrPC: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the proceedings initiated under section 156 of the Criminal Procedure Code, wherein the Magistrate court referred the complaint filed for defamation under section 499, 500 of the Indian Penal Code to the police for further investigation.While doing so, the Bench relied on the Apex court judgement in the case of Subramanian Swamy v. Union. …

Suppressed Material Facts With Intention To Abuse Judicial Process: Madras High Court Imposes Rs.25000 Cost On Lawyer For Frivolous Litigation
2 years, 7 months ago

Suppressed Material Facts With Intention To Abuse Judicial Process: Madras High Court Imposes Rs.25000 Cost On Lawyer For Frivolous Litigation

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently directed a lawyer, appearing for the petitioner to deposit Rs. 25,000 as exemplary costs in favour of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry finding that the petitioner had come to the court with unclean hands merely to abuse the judicial process of law. "Considering the fact that the representation was submitted only on …

'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

Live Law  

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 …

Vanniyar Sangam takes Jai Bhim to court, alleges defamation, seeks punishment
3 years, 1 month ago

Vanniyar Sangam takes Jai Bhim to court, alleges defamation, seeks punishment

Hindustan Times  

Vanniyar Sangam, the parent body of the Tamil Nadu-based political party PMK, an ally of the National Democratic Alliance, has taken legal action against the makers of the Tamil-language film Jai Bhim, alleging that it portrays the Vanniyar community in bad light. Vanniyar Sangam’s president T Arulmozhi has filed a private complaint before the second judicial magistrate in Tamil Nadu’s …

Bombay High Court Defers Criminal Defamation Case Against Rahul Gandhi Over 'Chowkidar Chor Hain' Remark
3 years, 1 month ago

Bombay High Court Defers Criminal Defamation Case Against Rahul Gandhi Over 'Chowkidar Chor Hain' Remark

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday deferred the hearing in the criminal defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by a BJP leader over his "Chowkidar Chor Hain" remarks during 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign till December 20, 2021. A bench of Justice SK Shinde passed the order in a petition filed by Gandhi under Section 482 of the …

Defamation case: Bombay High Court dismisses plea against Rahul Gandhi by RSS functionary
3 years, 3 months ago

Defamation case: Bombay High Court dismisses plea against Rahul Gandhi by RSS functionary

India Today  

In a relief to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Bombay High Court dismissed a plea by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionary Rajesh Kunte, who had filed a complaint against the Congress leader in Bhiwandi court. During one of the hearings in Bhiwandi Magistrate court, Kunte had filed an application stating that an affidavit filed by Rahul Gandhi in High Court be taken …

Breaking: Bombay High Court Dismisses Kangana Ranaut's Plea To Quash Defamation Case Proceedings Initiated By Javed Akhtar
3 years, 4 months ago

Breaking: Bombay High Court Dismisses Kangana Ranaut's Plea To Quash Defamation Case Proceedings Initiated By Javed Akhtar

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to quash the defamation proceedings against actor Kangana Ranaut initiated on lyricist Javed Akhtar's complaint. Ranaut, in her plea under section 482 CrPC sought to quash the Magistrate's order directing the police to inquire into Akhtar's complaint and all subsequent orders. The Case So Far Akhtar filed a complaint for offences punishable under …

Give Respect To Leaders Of Country/State While Publishing Matters Related To Them: Madras High Court Directs Tamil Newspaper
3 years, 5 months ago

Give Respect To Leaders Of Country/State While Publishing Matters Related To Them: Madras High Court Directs Tamil Newspaper

Live Law  

Noting that while reporting a matter related to the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J. Jayalalitha, a Tamil Magazine/Newspaper 'Dinamalar' had referred to her as 'J', the Madras High Court recently directed the publisher of the Magazine that: "While printing and publishing matters with regard to the leaders of the Country or State, the petitioners are supposed to give …

Bengaluru Court Dismisses Private Complaint Against Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa & Other Public Servants For Want Of Sanction To Prosecute
3 years, 6 months ago

Bengaluru Court Dismisses Private Complaint Against Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa & Other Public Servants For Want Of Sanction To Prosecute

Live Law  

In the absence of sanction for prosecution, a special court in Bengaluru on Thursday dismissed a private complaint filed against Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, his son BY Vijayendra and others, alleging offences punishable under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Indian Penal Code and seeking to refer the complaint to any Investigating Agency to register a FIR and conduct …

Kannada Actor Chetan Kumar Files Civil Defamation Suit Against Labour Minister
3 years, 6 months ago

Kannada Actor Chetan Kumar Files Civil Defamation Suit Against Labour Minister

Live Law  

Actor Chetan Kumar has filed a suit for defamation before a City Civil court in Bengaluru against Karnataka Labour Minister Arbail Shivram Hebbar seeking Rs 1 as damages. Thereafter, Pavan Kumar Sharma, the President of Vipra Yuva Vedike, filed a complaint to the Basavanagudi Police on 10.6.2021 against the plaintiff for having allegedly committed offences by hurting religious sentiments of …

Mere Statement That Complainant's Political Support Encouraged A Person To Get Involved In Immoral Activities Won't Be Defamation: Tripura HC
3 years, 8 months ago

Mere Statement That Complainant's Political Support Encouraged A Person To Get Involved In Immoral Activities Won't Be Defamation: Tripura HC

Live Law  

The Tripura High Court recently ruled that mere statement that a person was providing political support to some person which encouraged him to get involved in immoral activities won't come within the scope and ambit of Section 499 IPC. Court's observations At the outset, the Court opined that a person cannot be said to have committed an offence under Section …

Political Leaders Should Show Their Statesmanship & Healthy Politics Rather Than Accusing Others Publicly: Madras High Court
3 years, 9 months ago

Political Leaders Should Show Their Statesmanship & Healthy Politics Rather Than Accusing Others Publicly: Madras High Court

Live Law  

While quashing criminal proceedings in a case against MLA & AMMK General Secretary, T.T.V. Dhinakaran for the alleged offence under Section 499 of IPC, the Madras High Court recently observed that political party leaders should restrain themselves from making serious allegations or criticism against the constitutional functionaries. Significantly, the Court opined, " The leaders of political parties should show their …

BREAKING : Supreme Court Dismisses Andhra CM's Complaint Against Justice Ramana After Confidential In-House Enquiry
3 years, 9 months ago

BREAKING : Supreme Court Dismisses Andhra CM's Complaint Against Justice Ramana After Confidential In-House Enquiry

Live Law  

In a significant development, the Supreme Court has dismissed the complaint made by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Jagan Mohan Reddy to the Chief Justice of India that Justice NV Ramana was trying to influence the state judiciary to destabilize the state government.The information regarding the dismissal of the complaint was given in a statement published in the Supreme …

Javed Akhtar Defamation: MM Court Issues Summons To Kangana Ranaut Following Police Report
3 years, 11 months ago

Javed Akhtar Defamation: MM Court Issues Summons To Kangana Ranaut Following Police Report

Live Law  

A metropolitan magistrate has issued summons to actor Kanagana Ranaut in the defamation case filed against her by veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar. Akhtar had filed a private complaint through advocate Niranjan Mundargi against Ranaut under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code on December 3, 2020, alleging that she had made defamatory remarks against him to Republic TV …

"Not Maintainable": Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Removal Of Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy
4 years, 1 month ago

"Not Maintainable": Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Removal Of Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea seeking appropriate action against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy for making public allegations against Justice N V Ramana, the second senior judge of the Supreme Court.A bench of Justices SK Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy observed,"The petitioners have made a dual prayer. The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the …

Allegations In Matrimonial Case Can Lead To Criminal Defamation: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]
4 years, 2 months ago

Allegations In Matrimonial Case Can Lead To Criminal Defamation: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has convicted a woman under section 500 of Indian Penal Code on the finding that the statements made by her against her husband before the Family Court in a matrimonial case amounted to 'criminal defamation'. The Court held that pleadings filed in court and depositions made in the case amount to 'publication' within the meaning of …

Madras HC To Suo Motu Test Constitutional Validity Of Section 36B Of The Advocates Act [Read Order]
4 years, 10 months ago

Madras HC To Suo Motu Test Constitutional Validity Of Section 36B Of The Advocates Act [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has decided to suo moto consider the vires of Section 36B of the Advocates Act, 1961, inasmuch as it stipulates that in case a Disciplinary inquiry against an Advocate is not completed by the State Bar Council within stipulate time, the same shall stand transferred to the Bar Council of India. "In the opinion of this …

Will not apologise for remark on Periyar rally, says Rajinikanth; Tamil fringe outfit DVK moves Madras HC demanding FIR against actor
4 years, 11 months ago

Will not apologise for remark on Periyar rally, says Rajinikanth; Tamil fringe outfit DVK moves Madras HC demanding FIR against actor

Firstpost  

Amid a raging controversy over his remarks on a rally taken out by social reformer EV Ramasamy “Periyar” decades ago, superstar Rajinikanth on Tuesday said he stood by his comments maintaining they were factual and refused to apologise as demanded by fringe Dravidian outfits Chennai: Amid a raging controversy over his remarks on a rally taken out by social reformer …

Rajnikanth refuses to apologise after complaint filed against him for comments on Periyar: All you need to know about the controversy
4 years, 11 months ago

Rajnikanth refuses to apologise after complaint filed against him for comments on Periyar: All you need to know about the controversy

Op India  

A complaint was filed against superstar Rajnikanth for his comments on Periyar at the Thuglak magazine’s 50th-anniversary event on Friday. Rajinikanth had said on the 14th of January, “In 1971, at Salem, Periyar took out a rally in which undressed images of Lord Sri Ramachandramoorthy and Sita -with a garland of sandal-featured and no news outlet published it.” “Cho strongly …

Complaints against Rajini over remarks on Periyar
4 years, 11 months ago

Complaints against Rajini over remarks on Periyar

The Hindu  

The Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam on Friday submitted a petition to Coimbatore City Commissioner of Police Sumit Sharan, seeking action against actor Rajinikanth for certain remarks he had made about social reformer Periyar E.V. DVK Coimbatore city unit president Nehrudass alleged that the actor had, at a function organised by the Tamil magazine Thuglak in Chennai on Tuesday, claimed that Periyar …

Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam demands action against Rajinikanth
4 years, 11 months ago

Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam demands action against Rajinikanth

The Hindu  

Members of Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam petitioned Commissioner of Police Sumit Sharan on Friday demanding action against actor Rajinikanth for his recent comments. The petition, written by DVK president M. Nehrudass, accused Mr. Rajinikanth of insulting Periyar in his speech on January 14 at the 50th anniversary event of Thuglak magazine held in Chennai. The petition demanded the police register a …

Judicial Process Should Not Be An Instrument Of Operation Or Needless Harassment: Cautions Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]
5 years ago

Judicial Process Should Not Be An Instrument Of Operation Or Needless Harassment: Cautions Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

While cautioning the courts to be circumspect and judicious in exercising the discretion and issuing process, the Allahabad High Court quashed the summoning order passed against the editorial staff of a newspaper, in connection with a defamation case. Thus it was held, "the complaint was not maintainable before the Magistrate as there is specific provision that the complaint should be …

Karnataka HC Quashes Cases Against H D Kumaraswamy Taken During 2014 Lok Sabha Elections [Read Order]
5 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka HC Quashes Cases Against H D Kumaraswamy Taken During 2014 Lok Sabha Elections [Read Order]

Live Law  

In a relief to Former Chief Minister of Karnataka, H D Kumaraswamy, the Karnataka High Court has quashed and set aside, three proceedings initiated and pending before a court, against him in 2014, under sections 188 of IPC and 341 of IPC at Chikkaballapura. Justice R Devdas while quashing the proceedings under section 341 of Ipc said "There is no …

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