Defamation Case

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Gujarat court asks Rahul Gandhi to appear on Oct 29 in defamation case

Prior to it, Gandhi had appeared before the court in October 2019 and pleaded not guilty for his comment

26 Oct 2021 1:26 PM

In his complaint, the MLA had alleged that Gandhi defamed the entire Modi community by saying "How come all the thieves have Modi as the common surname?". (PTI file photo)

Rahul Gandhi appears before Surat court in defamation case

BJP legislator from Surat Purnesh Modi had filed a complaint against Gandhi in April 2019 under IPC Sections 499 and 500

24 Jun 2021 12:37 PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. (PTI)

Imran Khan gets court notice for defamation filed by Nawaz Sharif's brother

Khan had alleged that Shahbaz Sharif offered him USD 61 million to withdraw the Panama Papers case in Supreme Court against Nawaz Sharif

06 Jun 2020 1:12 PM

The court heard that during the telecast last year, Reham, a journalist and broadcaster, was also likened to a historical Pakistani female figure known as “Budhan Bai”, who was a well-known courtesan, as part of a series of “slurs” upon her reputation. (Photo: File)

Pak PM Khan’s ex-wife Reham Khan wins defamation case against news channel

Reham said in a statement: 'I am glad that justice has finally prevailed. It took me a long legal battle to prove my innocence.'

13 Nov 2019 11:58 AM

Journalist Priya Ramani on Saturday told a Delhi court that through her tweet, which former Union Minister MJ Akbar has termed "defamatory", she was trying to highlight his "sexually-coloured behaviour" that she faced in 1993 from him. (Photo: ANI)

Priya Ramani on why she used the term ‘predator’ for M J Akbar

Several women have come out with accounts of the alleged sexual harassment by him while they were working under him as journalists.

08 Sep 2019 9:59 AM

Irked by "false and baseless allegations" by former Union Minister and BJP leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, Congress leader DK Shivakumar has filed a defamation suit of Rs 204 crore. (Photo: File)

'He questioned my integrity': Shivakumar files defamation case against K’taka BJP MLA

Shivakumar went on to mention in petition that during his stint as Water Resources Minister, he undertook several official visits to Delhi.

04 Aug 2019 3:19 PM

The court had recently reserved its order after the pre-summoning recording of evidence by the complainant and two other witnesses. (Photo: ANI)

Defamation complaint: Delhi court summons Kejriwal to appear on Aug 7

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal issued the summons to Kejriwal on the complaint by Rajesh Kumar.

01 Aug 2019 8:28 PM

Kangana, Rangoli and Aditya Pancholi. (Photo: Twitter)

Next hearing of Aditya Pancholi's defamation case against Kangana deferred to Aug 22

Kangana and her sister were asked to appear before the court to seek bail or challenge the proceedings of the defamation cases.

26 Jul 2019 8:00 PM

Tanwar has filed the defamation case against the AAP leaders for accusing him of being involved in the murder of NDMC official MM Khan, who was shot dead in 2016. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi court summons Kejriwal in defamation case

The order was passed by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal.

23 Jul 2019 9:23 PM

Bombay HC quashes defamation proceedings against Ratan Tata, others

Wadia filed the case in 2016 after he was voted out of the boards of some Tata Group companies.

22 Jul 2019 1:43 PM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Tuesday granted exemption from personal appearance by a court here in a criminal defamation case filed by a Gujarat MLA over his 'Modi surname' remark. (Photo: File)

Rahul exempted from personal appearance in 'Modi surname' defamation case

The court then granted Gandhi exemption from personal appearance and kept the next hearing on October 10.

16 Jul 2019 4:01 PM

A Delhi court Tuesday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case filed by the BJP. (Photo: File)

Delhi court grants bail to Arvind Kejriwal in defamation case filed by BJP

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal granted relief to Kejriwal on personal bond of Rs 10,000 as he appeared before court.

16 Jul 2019 11:58 AM

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will appear before a court in Patna on Saturday in connection with a defamation suit filed against him by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. (Photo: File)

Rahul Gandhi granted bail by Patna High Court in defamation case

Gandhi resigned as the Congress chief earlier this week taking moral responsibility for his party's Lok Sabha election debacle.

06 Jul 2019 11:51 AM

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to appear before it in connection with criminal defamation suits filed against him by the Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank and its chairman Ajay Patel. (Photo: File)

Rahul Gandhi asked to appear before Gujarat court on July 12 in defamation case

Gandhi was on April 9 summoned by the court of Additional Metropolitan Magistrate S K Gadhvi to appear before it on May 27.

28 May 2019 7:01 PM

Aditya Pancholi files police complaint against Kangana Ranaut; details inside

A fight between Kangana Ranaut and Aditya Pancholi has again taken an ugly turn.

15 May 2019 11:05 AM

Ramani had pleaded not guilty before the court and claimed trial after the court framed defamation charges against her on a criminal complaint of Akbar. (Photo: File I PTI)

MJ Akbar records statement, Ramani's counsel cross examines him

Akbar, who appeared before ACMM Samar Vishal, said the allegations made by Ramani were 'malafide' and 'defamatory'.

04 May 2019 11:41 AM

After the defamation case was rejected, Trump's lawyers had demanded that Daniels should pay USD 340,000 in legal fees. (Photo: ANI)

Stormy Daniels to pay USD 294,000 to Trump as legal fees for defamation case

US District Judge James Otero, who had rejected Daniels' suit against Trump in October, ordered Daniels to pay the legal fees.

12 Dec 2018 10:48 AM

Tharoor alleged that the video had been posted to defame him and thereby to 'spread an untrue, false and scandalous imputation' against him that he is a 'murder case' accused and that he had been charge sheeted. (Photo: File)

Shashi Tharoor files defamation case against Ravi Shankar Prasad

Shashi Tharoor had earlier sent a legal notice to Ravi Shankar Prasad, seeking an 'unconditional apology' for calling him 'murder accused'.

11 Dec 2018 8:26 AM

Akbar's name cropped up on social media when he was in Nigeria, as the #MeToo campaign raged on in India. (Photo: File)

Defamatory nature of false charges caused damage: MJ Akbar in court

Delhi’s Patiala House Court has now fixed November 12 as the next date of hearing and witnesses will record their statements.

31 Oct 2018 12:49 PM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

I got confused, says Rahul Gandhi after defamation suit

Rahul Gandhi said he had meant Chhattisgarh chief minister’s son Abhishek while making the remark.

31 Oct 2018 1:04 AM

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