Medha Somaiya, in her complaint filed through advocate Vivekanand Gupta, had alleged that Raut made baseless and completely defamatory allegations against her and her husband.
Gill had been arrested in February 2023 in connection with an alleged attack on Shaw following an argument over clicking selfies at a suburban hotel.
Indian Youth Congress President Uday Bhanu Chib was arrested after a disruptive shirtless protest at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi, leading to further investigation into potential conspiracy and funding.
The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought journalist Priya Ramani's stand on former Union minister M J Akbar's appeal against a trial court verdict in his criminal defamation case against her over sexual harassment allegations on the grounds that it was "based on surmises and conjecture".
The NCERT's class 8 textbook is under scrutiny for its content on judicial corruption, potentially leading to its removal after government concerns and objections from the judiciary.
The Supreme Court of India is examining the conflict between an individual's 'right to be forgotten' and the freedom of the press, focusing on the removal of online news and judicial records related to acquitted individuals.
In its Karnataka assembly poll manifesto, which was released on May 2, the Congress said it is committed to take firm and decisive action against individuals and organisations such as the Bajrang Dal and the PFI "spreading hatred" among communities on the grounds of caste and religion.
The Delhi High Court questioned IRS officer Sameer Wankhede over the maintainability of his defamation suit against Shahrukh Khan, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Netflix for allegedly maligning his reputation in their series 'The Ba***ds of Bollywood'.
In a new twist to the Imrana case, another daughter-in-law of the accused, Ali Mohammed, has filed a defamation case against the rape victim.
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday filed a defamation case against former chief minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief M Karunanidhi in a Sessions Court in Chennai.
The Delhi high court on Thursday agreed to examine former Union minister M J Akbar's appeal against the trial court order acquitting journalist Priya Ramani in his criminal defamation case over her allegations of sexual harassment.
The apex court ordered that the Centre and state authorities comply with its directions immediately, and warned of 'serious action' if directions are defied in any form.
Congress leader Manish Tewari has tendered an unconditional apology to Nitin Gadkari in connection with his charge against him in the Adarsh Housing scam following which BJP leader withdrew a defamation case against him.
The court sentenced Patkar after considering the evidence before it and the fact that the case went on for over two decades.
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the promotion of 68 Gujarat lower judicial officers, including Surat chief judicial magistrate Harish Hasmukhbhai Varma who had convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case.
The case against Rahul was filed by a local RSS functionary over the former's speech in which he claimed that 'the RSS people had killed Gandhi'.
The two leaders, who pleaded not guilty, will now face trial during which the court would record their statements and that of the complainant and other witnesses.
A traffic policeman in Indore, known for his 'moonwalking' while on duty, has been demoted for 'indiscipline' on social media. This follows a previous incident where he was accused of sending an indecent message to a woman.
Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari on Monday slapped a criminal defamation case against Congress leader Digvijaya Singh for accusing him of having business links with his party MP Ajay Sancheti who allegedly pocketed Rs 500 crore in coal block allocation.
Akbar had filed a defamation case against Priya Ramani for accusing him of sexual misconduct. The allegations levelled against him forced him to resign from the Union Cabinet on October 17, 2018.
Akhtar filed a criminal complaint against Kangana in November last year before the Andheri metropolitan magistrate for allegedly making defamatory and baseless comments against him in television interviews.
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh was on Saturday summoned by a Delhi court to face trial in a criminal defamation case lodged against him by Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari.
Controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is reportedly set to target Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in a possible defamation case.
''Women are coming into public spaces in larger numbers than ever before. They are educated, capable, opinionated, and determined.' 'But the more women push for access to public space, the harder they are pushed back -- through attacks like this, through discrimination, through the glass ceiling, through the deliberate denial of recognition.'
India has expressed its disapproval of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani writing a note to jailed activist Umar Khalid, emphasizing the importance of respecting the independence of the judiciary in other democracies.
A woman in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba has accused BJP MLA Hansraj of harassing her and threatening her family members, allegations the legislator dismissed as an attempt to trigger "communal tension".
An office bearer of a slum dwellers' body has filed a defamation case against music director A R Rahman and actor Anil Kapoor alleging that the award winning film Slumdog Millionaire calls Indians dogs and slum dwellers slum dogs.
The complainant, who claims to be a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, had alleged that Gandhi's "commander-in-thief" remark in the context of the Rafale fighter jet deal amounted to defamation.
A non-bailable arrest warrant was issued against Union Minister Uma Bharti by a local court in Bhopal on Thursday for not appearing before it in connection with a 13-year-old defamation case filed against her by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh.
The defamation case against Army Chief General V K Singh was on Monday transferred to a different court after the one, hearing it earlier, refused to proceed with it due to the loss of confidence of petitioner and former Lt Gen Tejinder Singh's counsel in it.
He was granted bail by a court in Ahmedabad.
Bhujbal had claimed that Rane's allegations were baseless and aimed to malign his image. Being aggrieved, he initiated criminal proceedings against Rane in in Mazgaon sessions court.
A designated MP/MLA court on Monday forwarded a case of defamation brought against Union Home Minister Amit Shah by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee to the Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Kolkata over jurisdiction issues.
He was sleeping in a garage when the fire broke out, and CCTV footage suggests foul play.
The court stay issued the notice through the power of attorney.
The court, however, said that if the proceedings in the matter are delayed due to Kejriwal's absence, the 'trial court has liberty to modify the order'.
Ramani had made allegation of sexual misconduct against Akbar in the wake of #MeToo movement in 2018.
A Delhi court refused Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's request to prevent AAP leader Somnath Bharti from representing his wife in a defamation case filed against Sitharaman.
The court had deferred for Saturday its decision whether to issue summons against the Congress vice president as an "accused" in the criminal defamation case in Guwahati.
A judge of the Bombay high court on Thursday said it would not be possible to pronounce order on an appeal filed by actor Salman Khan in a defamation case against his neighbour due to paucity of time.
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