A criminal case has been registered against multiple content creators for allegedly spreading defamatory and misleading content targeting Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in connection with India’s E20 ethanol-blended petrol policy. The legal action follows complaints that several videos and social media posts falsely linked the minister to controversial claims regarding the country’s fuel blending initiative,...
A fresh development has emerged in a legal case involving comments made about freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, after his grandnephew informed a Pune court that he had never filed any complaint over controversial references describing Savarkar as “MaFiveer” or a “British agent.” The statement has introduced a new dimension to the ongoing judicial proceedings,...
A court in Tamil Nadu has granted bail to a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) legislator in a defamation case arising from controversial remarks allegedly made against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay. The order provides temporary relief to the MLA while the legal proceedings continue, in what has become another closely watched political and legal development...
Senior DMK leader and Tiruchendur MLA Anitha Radhakrishnan was arrested on Friday after the Madras High Court dismissed his anticipatory bail petition in connection with a criminal case stemming from his alleged remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay. The arrest has intensified the ongoing political confrontation between the ruling government and the principal...
In a significant legal development concerning online content, the Delhi High Court has granted partial relief to Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha by directing the removal of certain social media posts that it found to be objectionable and potentially defamatory. At the same time, the court declined to extend protection against all the content challenged...
A court in Karnataka has reissued a non-bailable warrant against noted actor and public figure Prakash Raj after he reportedly failed to appear before the court in connection with an ongoing criminal defamation case. The development marks a significant turn in a legal matter that has drawn public attention due to the actor’s prominence and...
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by the BJP’s Telangana unit challenging a high court order that quashed a defamation case against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy related to his speech during the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justices K...
The Bombay High Court has set aside a magistrate’s order that issued notice to HDFC Bank Managing Director and CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan in a defamation complaint filed by the trustee of Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust. Justice S.M. Modak, in an oral order delivered on August 5, held that the magistrate erred by issuing the...
The Supreme Court on Monday strongly criticized Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his alleged remarks about the Indian Army. The comments were reportedly made during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, where Gandhi claimed that “Chinese troops are thrashing Indian Army soldiers in Arunachal Pradesh” and alleged that China...