Justice Suresh Kait issued a notice to the complainant Vikas Sankrityayan and has slated the matter for hearing on January 31.
December 10, 2019A contempt plea was filed by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi against Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing his Rafale remarks to the apex court.
November 14, 2019Ahead of the hearing, Rahul Gandhi had in a tweet claimed that the defamation case was filed against him by his 'political opponents' in a 'desperate attempt to silence him'.
October 10, 2019Complaint by BJP Legal Cell convener Rajesh Kumar was filed before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal who listed the matter for consideration on October 9.
September 19, 2019Ramani was accused by Akbar for criminal defamation after she levelled allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against the journalist-turned-politician.
February 25, 2019Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal acquitted Sanjay Singh after he and Ankit Bhardwaj told him that both have settled the issue between them.
December 12, 2018Joyeeta Basu who worked with The Asian Age till 2008, said Akbar had been "perfectly professional in his dealing with her".
November 12, 2018Akbar earlier on Wednesday resigned from his post in the wake of a series of allegations of sexual harassment levelled by at least 16 women.
October 18, 2018Taneja 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, 2018Charges 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, 2018He will appear before the court at Bhiwandi in Thane at 11 am today, a Congress leader earlier said.
June 12, 2018Arun 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, 2018Delhi 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, 2018Dr 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, 2018The 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, 2018The 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, 2017BJP 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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