Criminal defamation case News

The legal tussle began when Sindhuri accused Roopa of conducting a "character assassination" through social media posts. 

Rahul Gandhi had moved the Gujarat High Court on April 25 challenging the Surat sessions court order which declined to stay his conviction in the criminal defamation case.

"Rahul Gandhi's membership of parliament was terminated... This was done under a conspiracy," Gehlot said.

If the 'army of lawyers' in Congress had given good advice to Rahul Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi might not have lost his membership. When the verdict came yesterday, what was Rahul's legal team doing, what was it waiting for? See the full report in DNA..

Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi is now a former MP. After being convicted by the court in the defamation case, the Lok Sabha Secretariat today gave another blow to Rahul, when his membership of the Parliament was canceled due to the two-year sentence. As soon as the news of Rahul's termination of the membership of the Parliament spread, Congress workers took to the streets at various places across the country. Although Rahul announced to pay all costs in response to the actions taken under the law, his sister Priyanka termed the action taken against her brother as a farce.

A high-level meeting is going on in the party office of Congress on the loss of Lok Sabha membership of Rahul Gandhi. Many senior leaders including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi and leader Rahul Gandhi are present in this meeting.

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said that the biggest fear of a dictator is that people should not stop fearing him. He said that we will meet here in the people's court. There will be public, there will be leader of the people

On losing Rahul Gandhi's membership, Jairam Ramesh said - This is not just a legal issue, it is fundamentally a political issue. I am saying again and again, I will repeat it even today, this is politics of vengeance, politics of intimidation and harassment is a result and an example.

Uddhav Thackeray said on Rahul Gandhi's membership - this is the end of the dictator. Did you do wrong in raising your voice where thieves and robbers are roaming free?

The party has come on the offensive against the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as a Member of Parliament, the rounds of comments are on. So right there, a large number of workers are gathering at the Congress headquarters in Delhi. Meanwhile, Sonia Gandhi has reached her house to meet her son Rahul Gandhi.

SP President Akhilesh said that ever since the BJP government came to UP, false cases were filed with the help of the administration. Before this, membership of Azam Khan and his son has also gone.

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The trial court had dismissed the complaint filed by Akbar saying that no charges were proved against Ramani. Ramani had made allegation of sexual misconduct against Akbar in the wake of #MeToo movement in 2018. He denied all the allegations of sexual harassment against the women who came forward during #MeToo campaign against him.

Journalist Priya Ramani acquitted in MJ Akbar criminal defamation case. In his defamation suit, MJ Akbar had claimed that Ramani caused damage to his stellar reputation. Ramani countered Akbar saying that she said what actually happened. "Truth is my defence," she said.

The court held that an accused cannot be heard at the stage of framing of notice u/s 251 CrPC as a matter of right.

The case against Rahul was filed by a local BJP MLA Purnesh Modi under IPC section 499 and 500 which deal with criminal defamation.

TMC MP Mahua Moitra has filed a criminal defamation case against Zee TV editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary at the Patiala house court, New Delhi for alleging that her speech in parliament on ‘early signs of fascism’ was plagiarised. We bring to you DNA analysis of TMC MP Mahua Moitra's intolerance. Watch full video to know more.

MJ Akbar has filed a criminal defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani.

The court fixed the matter for pre-summoning evidence on July 15. If convicted, Gohil may face a maximum jail term for two years.

The BJP on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court verdict dismissing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition for quashing the criminal defamation proceedings against him.