Criminal Defamation

The Kerala High Court has quashed a criminal case against film director Sreekumar Menon who was accused by a prominent Malayalam actress of abusing and defaming her.

The Supreme Court today dismissed the petition filed by former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, challenging the criminal defamation case against him over remarks he made about PM Modi's educational degree,

A special court here on Thursday issued summons to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy asking him to appear personally before it on September 25 over a criminal defamation case filed by a BJP leader.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging a Delhi High Court order upholding the summons issued to him in a criminal defamation case.

Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday through his lawyers, requested the concerned court to award maximum punishment to Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case filed against her.

Narmada Bachao Andolan founder Medha Patkar has been convicted in a criminal defamation case filed against her by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. Ms Patkar faces a fine or a jail term of two years, or both.

Supreme Court on Monday asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has challenged a Delhi High Court order upholding the summons issued to him as an accused in a criminal defamation case, whether he wanted to give an apology to the complainat.

The Gujarat High Court on Friday dismissed pleas by Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh to quash the summons issued against them in a criminal defamation case over their comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualifications.

The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld summons issued to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as an accused in a criminal defamation case for retweeting an allegedly defamatory video circulated by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in May 2018.

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on a plea filed by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav seeking transfer of the criminal defamation complaint pending against him in a Ahmedabad court over his alleged "only Gujaratis can be thugs"

The Law Commission has recommended that criminal defamation should be retained within the scheme of criminal laws in India.

Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on an appeal filed by former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot against his summoning in a criminal defamation complaint.

A special court in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur on Saturday ordered the registration of a criminal defamation case against Madhya Pradesh BJP chief VD Sharma, former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and ex-minister Bhupendra Singh on a petition by

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order of the Madras High Court which had set aside a trial court order dismissing a criminal defamation complaint by former AIADMK MP K C Palanisamy against party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to respond to an appeal filed by former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot against his summoning in a criminal defamation complaint.

The Kerala High Court has quashed a criminal case against film director Sreekumar Menon who was accused by a prominent Malayalam actress of abusing and defaming her.

The Supreme Court today dismissed the petition filed by former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal, challenging the criminal defamation case against him over remarks he made about PM Modi's educational degree,

A special court here on Thursday issued summons to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy asking him to appear personally before it on September 25 over a criminal defamation case filed by a BJP leader.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging a Delhi High Court order upholding the summons issued to him in a criminal defamation case.

Delhi's Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday through his lawyers, requested the concerned court to award maximum punishment to Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case filed against her.

Narmada Bachao Andolan founder Medha Patkar has been convicted in a criminal defamation case filed against her by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. Ms Patkar faces a fine or a jail term of two years, or both.

Supreme Court on Monday asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has challenged a Delhi High Court order upholding the summons issued to him as an accused in a criminal defamation case, whether he wanted to give an apology to the complainat.

The Gujarat High Court on Friday dismissed pleas by Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh to quash the summons issued against them in a criminal defamation case over their comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualifications.

The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld summons issued to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as an accused in a criminal defamation case for retweeting an allegedly defamatory video circulated by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in May 2018.

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on a plea filed by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav seeking transfer of the criminal defamation complaint pending against him in a Ahmedabad court over his alleged "only Gujaratis can be thugs"

The Law Commission has recommended that criminal defamation should be retained within the scheme of criminal laws in India.

Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on an appeal filed by former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot against his summoning in a criminal defamation complaint.

A special court in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur on Saturday ordered the registration of a criminal defamation case against Madhya Pradesh BJP chief VD Sharma, former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and ex-minister Bhupendra Singh on a petition by

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order of the Madras High Court which had set aside a trial court order dismissing a criminal defamation complaint by former AIADMK MP K C Palanisamy against party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to respond to an appeal filed by former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot against his summoning in a criminal defamation complaint.