Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Lakshmi Puri's Plea Against TMC's Saket Gokhale Alleging Non-Compliance Of Ruling In Defamation Suit
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Lakshmi Puri's Plea Against TMC's Saket Gokhale Alleging Non-Compliance Of Ruling In Defamation Suit

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Lakshmi Puri, former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, on Monday moved the Delhi High Court alleging that Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale failed to comply with a ruling asking him to put an apology on social media and pay Rs. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora issued notice in Puri's plea which seeks seek execution of the judgment passed on July 01. The defamation suit was filed by Puri being aggrieved by Gokhale's tweets referring to a property purchased by her in Switzerland. Quoting William Shakespeare's Othello in the judgment, the court had held Gokhale was making “roving allegations” against Lakshmi Puri and her husband Hardeep Puri.

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Threshold high in political defamation: Delhi CM Atishi to court
3 weeks ago

Threshold high in political defamation: Delhi CM Atishi to court

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, accused in a defamation case, on Monday informed a court that the threshold in political defamation cases was high as electoral parties were subjects of public discourse. Threshold high in political defamation: Delhi CM Atishi to court Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, representing the CM, made the submission before Special Judge Vishal Gogne while arguing …

HC Directs TMC's Saket Gokhale to Apologise to Ex-diplomat Lakshmi Puri, Pay Rs 50L Damages
5 months, 3 weeks ago

HC Directs TMC's Saket Gokhale to Apologise to Ex-diplomat Lakshmi Puri, Pay Rs 50L Damages

News 18  

The Delhi High Court directed TMC leader Saket Gokhale on Monday to apologise and pay Rs 50 lakh damages to former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri, the wife of Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, for his defamatory tweets against her over the purchase of a property in Switzerland. ”The offending tweets are per se defamatory; that the plaintiff has suffered undeserved …

Delhi HC orders TMC MP Saket Gokhale to pay Rs 50 lakh in defamation case
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC orders TMC MP Saket Gokhale to pay Rs 50 lakh in defamation case

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that Saket Gokhale must pay Rs 50 lakh in damages to Lakshmi Puri, following a defamation case she filed. This stems from defamatory tweets Gokhale posted, alleging Puri had acquired property in Switzerland disproportionate to her income. Interim order and defamatory tweets In July 2021, the court had already ordered Gokhale to remove …

Saket Gokhale voluntarily deletes tweets he vowed not to voluntarily delete
3 years, 5 months ago

Saket Gokhale voluntarily deletes tweets he vowed not to voluntarily delete

Op India  

Rahul Gandhi fanboy Saket Gokhale has deleted the tweets where he made unfounded allegations against Lakshmi Puri, wife of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Saket Gokhale alleged that Puri bought a house worth $2.5 million in Switzerland, for which the couple did not have enough legitimate sources of income. Source: Twitter The Delhi High Court had heavily criticised Gokhale and …

Delete tweets against Union Minister Hardeep Puri's wife: Delhi HC tells activist Saket Gokhale
3 years, 5 months ago

Delete tweets against Union Minister Hardeep Puri's wife: Delhi HC tells activist Saket Gokhale

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed activist Saket Gokhale to immediately delete alleged defamatory tweets against Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and restrained him from posting "scandalous" tweets against her and her husband, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. In an interim order, Justice C Hari Shankar also said if Gokhale fails to comply with the directions within 24 hours of the order, …

Delhi HC directs activist Saket Gokhale to delete tweets against former diplomat Lakshmi Puri
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC directs activist Saket Gokhale to delete tweets against former diplomat Lakshmi Puri

Firstpost  

The court said that if Gokhale failed to delete the tweets within 24 hours of passing the order, then Twitter shall identify the URLs and take necessary action New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed activist Saket Gokhale to immediately delete alleged defamatory tweets against Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and restrained him from posting “scandalous” tweets against her and her …

Delhi HC directs Saket Gokhale to delete defamatory tweets on Lakshmi M Puri
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC directs Saket Gokhale to delete defamatory tweets on Lakshmi M Puri

Op India  

Delhi High Court on Monday directed Congress supporter Saket Gokhale to take down the defamatory tweets casting aspersions of impropriety against ex-IFS officer Lakshmi Puri for her house in Switzerland. Earlier, the High Court had come down heavily on Gokhale for putting out allegedly defamatory tweets against former diplomat Puri without due diligence. Former Indian Diplomat Lakshmi Puri, the wife …

Delhi High Court Asks Saket Gokhale To Take Down Tweets Against Lakshmi Puri
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court Asks Saket Gokhale To Take Down Tweets Against Lakshmi Puri

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court found RTI activist Saket Gokhale's tweets against former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, Lakshmi Puri, calling her a "black money hoarder" etc with respect to a disproportionate assets allegation to be prima facie defamatory. The Delhi High Court had questioned Gokhale for his allegedly defamatory tweets against the former Indian Assistant Secretary General at …

Delhi HC slams Saket Gokhale over his tweets targeting Lakshmi Puri
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC slams Saket Gokhale over his tweets targeting Lakshmi Puri

Op India  

On Thursday, Delhi High Court slammed Saket Gokhale, a Congress supporter and an ardent fan of senior MP Rahul Gandhi, for putting alleged defamatory tweets out against former diplomat Lakshmi M Puri on Twitter without any due diligence, reports Bar and Bench. During the hearing, the Delhi High Court asked Congress supporter Saket Gokhale about how could he be vilifying …

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