Follow Us on Google News Patna, April 26 (IANS) Bihar Rural Works Department Minister and Janata Dal-United leader, Ashok Choudhary, said on Saturday that he is preparing to file a defamation case against the Jan Suraaj Party Chief Prashant Kishor over allegations made during Kishor’s ongoing Jansuraj Udghosh Yatra. Choudhary reacted strongly to Kishor’s claim … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Offering relief to activist Medha Patkar, a Delhi court on Friday ordered her release on furnishing a Probation Bond and payment of Rs one lakh compensation in a defamation case filed in 2001 by Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena. The order came within hours of … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, Apr 24 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has petitioned the Supreme Court to quash a 2022 defamation case filed against him over his alleged derogatory remarks on freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. In November 202, Raul Gandhi, during his Bharat Jodo Yatra, allegedly … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against social activist Medha Patkar over her non-appearance and non-compliance with the sentence order in connection with a decades-old defamation case filed by Delhi Lt Governor V.K. Saxena. “The intention of convict Medha Patkar is … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A court here on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by activist Medha Patkar challenging her conviction in a criminal defamation case initiated against her by V.K. Saxena, now Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, back in 2001. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Vishal Singh of the Saket Court … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) In a major relief to Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena, a Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed an application of social worker Medha Patkar to examine an additional witness in her defamation case against him, terming her application “a deliberate attempt to delay the trial”. The 24-year-old … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A court here on Tuesday turned down activist Medha Patkar’s plea to introduce a new witness in her defamation case against Delhi LG V.K. Saxena. Judicial Magistrate First Class Raghav Sharma of the Saket Courts said that Patkar’s application appeared to be a “deliberate attempt … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court will decide next week whether to take cognisance of a defamation complaint filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj. After hearing oral arguments, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Neha Mittal on Monday said that … Read more
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (IANS) A day after former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused BJP-ruled Haryana of ‘poisoning’ the Yamuna river, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini asked the former to apologize to the people, otherwise, he will file a defamation suit against him. A day earlier, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and her Punjab counterpart … Read more