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The RSS member relied on exception 10 to Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 which elaborates that conveying a caution in good faith is not defamation.
Shashi Tharoor while addressing the audience at the Bangalore Literature Festival in 2018 had quoted lines from the article published by the Caravan magazine and which said that “Mr. Modi is like a scorpion sitting on a Shivling; you cannot remove him with your hand, and you cannot hit it with a chappal either.”
BJP’s Mumbai spokesperson Suresh Karamshi Nakhua filed a defamation suit against YouTuber Dhruv Rathee for his video titled ‘My Reply to Godi Youtubers’.
“Instances of post-poll violence are not unprecedented in this State. After the last Bidhan Sabha election, the entire nation witnessed unprecedented post-poll violence within the State.”
Supreme Court set aside Bombay High Court’s 2021 decision whereby, Navneet Kaur Rana’s Scheduled Caste Certificate was cancelled for systematic fraud and fabrication of records.
Mahua Moitra, who was elected from the Krishnanagar seat in West Bengal, was expelled on 08-12-2023 from Lok Sabha over cash-for-query charges.
A defamation suit was filed by Mahua Moitra, a leader of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey and Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai seeking to restrain them from making defamatory statements against her regarding accepting bribes in exchange for raising questions in Parliament and sharing her parliamentary account login credentials.
This is another case which serves as a reminder to those in positions of power and influence whose words and deeds have a wider reach and impact on the citizenry of this country.
“Whatever besides you leave unguarded, guard your tongue; otherwise, errors of speech and the consequent misery will ensue” – Thiruvalluvar
The SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is essentially meant for protecting the members of a SC and ST from atrocity or oppression, however, it cannot be allowed to be misused.
Arjun Ram Meghwal, who took over the charge of Ministry of Law and Justice in addition to Ministries of Culture and Parliamentary Affairs, has a stellar academic, service, and political credentials.
Allahabad High Court noted that last year, the Trial Court convicted Kamlesh Pawan and six others for protesting against the arrest of Akhilesh Yadav and attempting to burn the statue of the then UP Chief Minister, Mayawati.
Cases under Section 153A are on the rise and the onus is on the police/State to ensure that the said provision is not misused by anyone, much less, political parties.
The petitioner contended that Eknath Shinde’s appointment as the CM violates Article 164(1-B) of the Constitution and that the provisions for prevention of defection serves no purpose, as defectors were being rewarded for committing the constitutional sin of defection. The matter will next be heard on 14.02.2023.
If during course of investigation some credible evidence have been collected, charge sheet has been filed, cognizance has been taken, discharge application has been rejected by the Trial Court by speaking and reasoned order and that order has been upheld by the Revisional Court, by a speaking and reasoned order, then Arvind Kejriwal must participate in the trial proceedings.
Delhi High Court: In a case of allegations of rape and sexual assault leveled against the BJP leader Syed Shehanawaz Hussain (‘petitioner’),
Delhi High Court: Mini Pushkarna, J. granted ad interim injunction against Pawan Khera and others (‘defendants’) who allegedly organized a Press Conference
Supreme Court: In a significant development in Maharashtra’s political turmoil, the vacation Bench comprising Surya Kant and J.B. Pardiwala, JJ., directed to
Supreme Court: After hearing the Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena’s plea today against the decision of the Maharashtra Governor inviting Devendra Fadnavis to form the
Supreme Court’s three-judge bench comprising of N.V. Ramana, Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ., heard the Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena’s plea today against the