Defamation

	Delhi court to hear Nora Fatehi's defamation case against Jacqueline Fernandez on March 25 Fatehi alleges that a defamatory statement was made by Fernandez in "bad faith" and with "mala fide intention" and was circulated by the media houses with an intent to defame. published on : 21st January 2023
	HC stays trial proceedings against Delhi BJP spokesperson in Sisodia's defamation case Earlier, on January 5, Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma had stayed the trial proceedings considering the separate pleas of Hans Raj Hans and Manjinder Singh Sirsa and also issued notice to Sisodia. published on : 20th January 2023
	Relief to Delhi BJP leaders in Sisodia’s 2019 defamation case The BJP leaders were challenging the trial court’s December 23 last year order dismissing their applications seeking discharge in the defamation case. published on : 6th January 2023
	Actress Nora Fatehi’s defamation case to be heard on Jan 21 The media outlets were made parties in Fatehi’s complaint as they criminally sought to “reproduce and propagate the defamatory statements” made by Fernandez. published on : 20th December 2022
	No relief for KRK from high court in defamation case filed by Manoj Bajpayee The HC held the controversial remarks made in a tweet were good enough at first glance to tarnish the image and reputation of Bajpayee. published on : 19th December 2022
	Money laundering case: Nora Fatehi files defamation suit against Jacqueline Fernandez Both Fatehi and Fernandez were questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with their alleged links to the case. published on : 13th December 2022
	Trump ordered to testify in defamation case brought by writer who accused him of rape Trump, 76, faces twin allegations of rape and defamation in a case dating back to 2019 and brought by journalist E. Jean Carroll, who is now 78. published on : 30th November 2022
	Gauhati HC refuses to quash Assam CM’s criminal defamation case against Sisodia Himanta Biswa Sarma filed a defamation suit on June 30, 2022, after the AAP leader accused him of indulging in corruption over PPE Kits. published on : 8th November 2022
	SC allows plea of India Today chairperson in criminal defamation case A bench headed by Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, however, refused to allow the plea of the journalist who had authored the alleged defamatory article in the India Today magazine. published on : 31st October 2022
	Setback for SR Hiremath in defamation case The court had decided to continue hearing the case after listening to the arguments from both sides. published on : 9th October 2022
	Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial movie to air on streaming platform The controversial defamation case between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is the subject of a new movie which is set to debut exclusively on the free Tubi streaming service. published on : 16th September 2022
	Director Roman Polanski to face trial in France for alleged defamation The director remains wanted in the United States for the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl in 1977 and has also faced accusations of other sexual assaults that he denies. published on : 15th September 2022
	Defamation case against Tamil Nadu minister Nehru quashed The case was registered against Nehru in 2020 for making alleged defamatory statements against the then municipal administration minister and AIADMK leader SP Velumani published on : 11th September 2022
	Assam court summons Manish Sisodia in Himanta's defamation case The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Kamrup, Monmee Sarma, issued the summons to Sisodia for allegedly making defamatory statements against Sarma. published on : 23rd August 2022
	Javed Akhtar defamation case: Kangana Ranaut urges Mumbai court to record her sister's statement Akhtar had filed the complaint in court in November 2020, claiming that Ranaut had made defamatory statements against him in a television interview, which allegedly damaged his reputation. published on : 30th July 2022
	HC issues summons to 3 Congress leaders, asks them to remove tweets on Smriti Irani's daughter Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the three Congress leaders to remove tweets, retweets, posts, videos and photos from social media in relation to the allegations made against Irani. published on : 29th July 2022
	Prince Harry wins first stage in suit against UK tabloid The suit revolves around the newspaper’s coverage of a separate High Court action Harry filed in an effort to force authorities to provide police protection for the prince and his family when in UK. published on : 9th July 2022
	Amber Heard's attorney urges court to toss out defamation trial verdict Heard's legal team also argues that the jurors' $10.35 million award against the actress is "inconsistent and irreconcilable" with the jury's conclusion that both her and Depp had defamed one another. published on : 4th July 2022
	Defamation case: Kangana Ranaut to appear before Mumbai court on July 4 As the matter came up for hearing before the Andheri metropolitan magistrate's court on Monday, her lawyer sought an exemption from the actor's personal appearance for the day. published on : 28th June 2022
	Judge makes jury's USD 10.3 million award official in Depp-Heard trial The order was a formality after the jury announced its verdict on June 1, largely siding with Depp after a sensational trial in which the couple revealed lurid details of their short marriage. published on : 25th June 2022