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Delhi HC orders Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale to publish a public apology to former diplomat Lakshmi Puri within a week in defamation case

ANI - 9 May, 2025

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale to publish a public apology within a week to former diplomat Lakshmi Puri, as per the court's previous judgment on July 1, 2024.

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Editor-in-Chief of Newslaundry, who downplayed the rape of minor girl in Nainital, was earlier convicted of criminal defamation: Read the case in detail

Dibakar Dutta - 5 May, 2025

Raman Kirpal is not new to controversies. The current Editor-in-Chief of Newslaundry had previously been convicted of criminal defamation in 2007.

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Delhi court issues non-bailable warrant against Medha Patkar for not obeying verdict after conviction in defamation case by Delhi LG VK Saxena

OpIndia Staff - 24 April, 2025

The court warned Patkar that if she failed to appear for the next hearing and did not comply with the order of sentence, then the court would reconsider her probation and alter the sentence order.

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Delhi HC orders take down of Wikipedia page on the defamation suit filed by ANI, says comments against judge in the page are ‘Prima...

OpIndia Staff - 16 October, 2024

Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered Wikipedia to take down a page on the ongoing defamation case filed by ANI against the online encyclopaedia

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Delhi court summons Dhruv Rathee in Rs 20 lakh defamation case filed by BJP leader Suresh Nakhua for calling him ‘violent and abusive troll’

OpIndia Staff - 24 July, 2024

Dhruv Rathee had uploaded a video on his YouTube channel referring to BJP leader Suresh Nakhua as a "violent and abusive" troll.

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Delhi HC orders X and Google to take down defamatory posts against Speaker Om Birla’s daughter Anjali: How she was vilified by trolls

OpIndia Staff - 24 July, 2024

Senior Adv Nayar, appearing on bihalf of Anjali Birla, told the court, "I became an officer in the year 2021 but now suddenly these things have come up again because of the NEET and UPSC exams controversy.

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Delhi HC orders TMC MP Saket Gokhale to pay Rs 50 lakh to former diplomat Lakshmi Puri in a defamation case, orders to issue...

OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2024

The Court underlined the significance of protecting people's integrity and dignity in public life. The court deemed Gokhale's comments to be baseless and made with the malicious intention of tarnishing Lakshmi Puri's reputation.

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Arvind ‘Pinnochio’ Kejriwal lies yet again: Weaves a conspiracy story about Aatishi Marlena being arrested after she was summoned to court in defamation case

OpIndia Staff - 29 May, 2024

Sharing a news clip posted by Bar and Bench on the court summon sent to Atishi Marlena in the defamation case, the out-on-bail AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal predicted that Atishi Marlena will be arrested next

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