Tag: Defamation case
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Court discharges Arvind Kejriwal in defamation case
Taneja is working in Delhi Police as constable since 1986. On the date of the incident, he was posted at the Lajpat Nagar police station.
September 10, 2018 -
Defamation case: Rahul Gandhi pleads ‘not guilty’, says will continue fight
Charges were framed against Rahul Gandhi under sections 499 (defamation) and 500 (punishment for defamation) of Indian Penal Code. The next date of hearing in the Bhiwandi court is August 10.
June 12, 2018 -
Rahul in Maharashtra, to appear in court on Tuesday
He will appear before the court at Bhiwandi in Thane at 11 am today, a Congress leader earlier said.
June 12, 2018 -
Arun Jaitley likely to reject Arvind Kejriwal’s apology
Arun Jaitley rejected an offer of apology from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief, who is on an ‘apology spree’, had reportedly sent an emissary to the Union Finance Minister to see if the latter was willing to accept an apology in a case of defamation. Reports say …
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March 20, 2018 -
Majithia, Gadkari, now Kapil Sibal…Kejriwal’s apology spree continues
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday apologised to Congress leader Kapil Sibal and his son Amit Sibal. This is Kejriwal’s third apology concerning defamation cases filed against him. So far, he has apologised to former Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. In 2013, Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal’s son had …
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March 19, 2018 -
Defamation case: TMC MLA Dr Nirmal Maji granted bail
Dr Nirmal Maji, president of West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) and ruling Trinamul Congress MLA, was granted bail on Wednesday by the 15th Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) Court after paying a bond Rs 1000. Dr Kunal Saha, US-based NRI doctor, had filed a defamation case with charges of criminal conspiracy against Dr Maji with the Chief …
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March 8, 2018 -
Jaitley to be cross-examined before single judge, not JR: HC
The Delhi High Court on Friday decided to transfer the ongoing cross-examination of Arun Jaitley before the joint registrar to a court in a defamation suit filed by him against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and five other party leaders. Expressing a view that any matter, including the present one, should be conducted fairly and in …
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February 9, 2018 -
HC exempts Kejriwal from personal appearance in defamation case
The Delhi High Court on Thursday exempted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from personal appearance before a trial court on December 11 in a criminal defamation case filed by Rajya Sabha MP and Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra. Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, however, refused to stay the trial court’s proceedings in the case and posted the …
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December 7, 2017 -
Jay Shah files criminal defamation case against news portal
BJP chief Amit Shah’s son Jay today filed a criminal defamation case in a metropolitan court here against news portal over a report claiming his firm’s turnover grew exponentially after the party came to power in 2014. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate S K Gadhvi ordered a court inquiry into the matter under CrPC section 302. …
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October 9, 2017 -
Court rejects AAP leaders’ plea in Jaitley’s DDCA case
AAP leaders Ashutosh and Sanjay Singh have failed to get relief from a sessions court which rejected their plea against an order to put them on trial along with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation complaint filed by Union Minister Arun Jaitley in the DDCA controversy. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Pandit dismissed the revision …
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May 25, 2017 -
HC serves notice to Kejriwal on Jaitley’s fresh defamation suit
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a fresh defamation suit of Rs 10 crore filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Joint Registrar Pankaj Gupta issued the notice to Kejriwal and posted the matter for July 26. Jaitley has objected to Kejriwal's lawyer Ram Jethmalani using the word …
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May 23, 2017 -
Jaitley, Jethmalani spar over word ‘crook’ during libel case hearing
Heated arguments were exchanged as Arvind Kejriwal’s counsel and senior advocate Ram Jethmalani cross-examined Arun Jaitley on Monday in Delhi High Court in connection with a defamation case. The proceedings were interrupted after the Minister objected to the use of the word “crook” against him. Jaitley asked Jethmalani whether the word was used by him in his personal capacity …
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May 17, 2017 -
DDCA case: HC seeks response from Jaitley on Kejriwal’s plea
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea to expunge remarks made against him by a trial court in a criminal defamation case filed by the BJP leader. Jaitley had filed the criminal defamation complaint alleging that the accused, including Ashutosh, Kumar Vishwas, Sanjay …
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May 9, 2017 -
Kejriwal defends using public money in defamation case
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday defended the Delhi government bearing the legal expenses of the defamation case slapped against him by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, and questioned the BJP's motive behind raising the issue ahead of the recent Delhi assembly by-poll and the capital's civic polls. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been …
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April 14, 2017 -
Jaitley defamation case: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, 5 others put on trial
The Patiala House Court on Saturday put Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on trial in a criminal defamation case filed against him by Union Minister Arun Jaitley in Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) matter. The court also framed charges against Kejriwal and 5 other AAP leaders in the case after they were pleaded not …
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March 25, 2017 -
Jaitley defamation case: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, 5 others put on trial
The Patiala House Court on Saturday put Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on trial in a criminal defamation case filed against him by Union Minister Arun Jaitley in Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) matter. The court also framed charges against Kejriwal and 5 other AAP leaders in the case after they were pleaded not …
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March 25, 2017 -
Defamation case: Govinda seeks anticipatory bail from HC
Bollywood actor Govinda has approached the Bombay High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a 1997 defamation case registered against him in the then undivided state of Bihar. According to the complaint, the actor in one of the songs in his movie "Chote Sarkar" allegedly made a defamatory reference to the state of Bihar. Govinda knocked …
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March 2, 2017