Defamation  

Dhruv Rathee is currently facing backlash as BJP leader Suresh Karamshi Nakhua has filed a complaint against the YouTuber for allegedly defaming him and referring to him as a violent and abusive troll. The Saket Court of Delhi has issued a summons to Dhruv Rathee. 

 Actress Raveena Tandon takes legal action against false accusations, sending a defamation notice to a man spreading misinformation on social media.

The Netflix series 'Baby Reindeer' has been the talk of the town for a while now. The show's claim that 'This is a real story' has made people try to figure out the real people in the show. The 'real Martha', Fiona Harvey, has come out and is planning to sue Netflix and Richard Gadd for privacy and defamation. But is there a case at all? Can she take them to court?

A legal notice was sent to The New Indian Express for publishing an article written by S Gurumurthy titled Tablighi Jamaat - its other, evil side, which exposes the Tablighi Jamaat for defamation charges of Rs 1 crore. In its reply, the TNIE’s lawyers have maintained that the article published was in good faith, supported by facts and figures. 

A Delhi court has fined a sum of Rs 5000 on senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for repeated non-appearance in the court over a defamation case. 

As a Twitter user alleged that Twitter was using reactionary propaganda from OpIndia as a source for its trending topics, actress Swara Bhaskar urged people not to fall for it. At this crucial juncture, OpIndia editor Nupur J Sharma exposed the actor as she had sent a legal notice to the website, thereby scuttling their freedom to do fair stories. 

 

 

On May 2018, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had re-tweeted a defamatory video by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee after which a social media page founder had filed a case

Vijayapura BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal is in trouble as senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar has sued him for derogatory statements against him for a sum of Rs 204 crore in a Kanakapura court

 

Rahul Gandhi is appearing in the defamation case of derogatory comments made against Amit Shah during a Lok Sabha election rally. The Karnataka coalition partners should not blame the BJP for trying to destabilise the government when there are hints of their own lawmaker (JDS) scripting the resignation and threat drama. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds for the top headlines of the day.

Rahul Gandhi is appearing in the defamation case of derogatory comments made against Amit Shah during a Lok Sabha election rally  in Madhya Pradesh in April, calling him a "murder accused"
 

Priyanka Sharma, a BJP Yuva Morcha leader, was arrested on May 10 by the West Bengal Police under section 500 (defamation) of the Indian Penal Code and under provisions of the Information Technology Act.

Ajay Kumar, the complainant, has said that circulation of such photographs not only amounts to defamation but is also "against the ethos and culture of the country and the high office of the Prime Minister.”

Rahul Gandhi had said in 2016: “Our soldiers who have shed their blood in Jammu and Kashmir, who have conducted the surgical strikes, you [PM Modi] are hiding behind their blood. You are cashing in on their sacrifice…”

Rahul Gandhi apparently appreciates the style of Kejriwal of lying and making false and baseless allegations. He tried that with his concocted takes on the deal for Rafale fighter planes. Scared of inviting the ire of the Supreme Court, he grudgingly tendered an apology for having attributed to the court what was a figment of his imagination. That was not a genuine apology. The apex court must come up with a stricter approach to deal with politicians who defame rivals wantonly with falsehoods and then say 'sorry' out of fear.

The chief judicial magistrate of Patna has served summons to the Congress chief with regard to the defamation suit lodged by deputy chief minister Sushil Modi. Modi had moved court against Gandhi’s controversial statement saying ‘all Modis are thieves’