Medha Patkar convicted in defamation case filed by LG

25 May 2024

The Saket District Court in Delhi on Friday convicted activist Medha Patkar in a 2001 defamation case filed by VK Saxena, who is now Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG). The Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma convicted Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code(IPC). The court...

This verdict is a disgrace, says Trump after ordered to pay $5 million to E. Jean Carroll

10 May 2023

A Manhattan jury awarded writer E. Jean Carroll $5 million on Tuesday after finding former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming her while dismissing her rape claim. The 79-year-old Carroll kept her head down as the verdict was read aloud in Manhattan federal court and nodded when...

BJP on Rahul’s plea dismissal: SC’s ruling a slap on Gandhi family’s face

20 Apr 2023

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) praised the Surat court judgement rejecting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's request for a stay of execution following his conviction in a defamation case, and labelled the appellate court's decision a "slap on the face of the Gandhi family" on Thursday. The BJP said, "the court...

Union Minister Sekhawat files defamation suit against CM Ashok Gehlot

04 Mar 2023

Union Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat has filed a defamation suit against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at the Rouse Avenue Court for making misleading statements about him. Sekhawat, a BJP MP from Jodhpur in Rajasthan, is suing the chief minister for reputational damage. Earlier in February, CM Gehlot went on...

Delhi HC stays trial court proceedings against MP Parvesh Verma

25 Jan 2023

In a defamation case filed by Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the Trial Court proceedings against Delhi BJP MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma have been stayed by the Delhi High Court on Thursday. Earlier in 2019, Deputy CM Sisodia filed a case against several BJP leaders for alleging corruption...

Amber heard appeals to court in Depp defamation case

22 Jul 2022

Aquaman’s actor Amber heard submitted a notice of appeal of the defamation verdict awarded by the Virginia jury to her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. After the jury determined on June 1 that she had slandered Depp by publishing an op-ed in the Washington Post, they immediately announced they would appeal, according...