Tag: Defamation Case

Social activist Medha Patkar received relief from a Delhi sessions court on Tuesday after it modified her five-month simple imprisonment sentence in a defamation case and released her on probation for good conduct. The case was filed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena, stemming from a two-decade-old legal battle.

The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Atishi, Chief Minister of Delhi, in response to an appeal filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor. Kapoor is challenging a lower court’s decision that quashed summons against Atishi in a defamation case he filed in April 2024.

In a relief for Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, a Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed against him by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The court ruled that the complaint lacked the necessary ingredients to establish defamation.

In a significant legal development, social activist Medha Patkar has been sentenced to five months of imprisonment in a longstanding defamation case filed by Vinai Kumar Saxena, the current Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi and former president of the National Council of Civil Liberties. Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma delivered the verdict on Monday, finding Patkar guilty of defamation and imposing a hefty ₹10 lakh compensation payment to Saxena for damage to his reputation.

The Supreme Court dismisses Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea challenging the high court's decision to not stay the criminal defamation proceedings filed by Gujarat University over remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualification. The article outlines the legal developments and highlights the ongoing dispute, emphasizing the Gujarat High Court's observations on the matter.