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1.What are the two types of defamation? Ans. Civil and Criminal 2.What is criminal defamation? Ans. Criminal defamation as per Merriam-webster dictionary refers to defamation that constitutes a crime (because it was made maliciously) and is subject to criminal penalties. In India both slander (oral remarks) and libel (written remarks) are criminal offences. 3.Which sections of the IPC encapsulate the law? Ans. Sections 499 and 500 4.How is it defined in Indian law? Section 499 defines defamation and Section 500 prescribes the punishment. Defamation is defined as spoken or written words or visible representations, concerning any person intended to harm…

All Modis are thieves: This is the one in which he has been convicted by the Surat court, Gujarat, and sentenced to jail for two years on charges of criminal defamation. He has also been fined in the case and risks losing his MP (member of parliament) status unless both the conviction and the sentence are stayed by a superior court. Chief Judicial Magistrate H.H. Varma held that Gandhi was guilty of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 499 and 500. Gandhi has been granted bail and his sentence suspended for 30 days to allow him to appeal to the High…

New Delhi, March 22. The Supreme Court has asked courts to exercise greater restraint in making adverse remarks against the parties in a case as they may end up damaging their reputations in the age of livestreaming of court proceedings. Any adverse remarks must be with proper justification and only if it is necessary to meet the ends of justice, the top court said. The top court was speaking over remarks made against an IPS officer in a bail case from Karnataka involving corruption charges against deputy tehsildar P.S. Mahesh. The High Court had sparked off a controversy when it…

New Delhi, March 21. The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked all courts to avoid making remarks which perpetuate patriarchal notions. These include remarks suggesting that only a male child would further a family lineage or be able to assist parents in old age. “Courts should also not indulge in furthering the notion that only a male child furthers family lineage or is able to assist the parents in old age. Such remarks involuntarily further patriarchal value judgements that courts should avoid regardless of the context,” a bench, led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, said. The bench had some…

New Delhi, March 21. The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Law Ministry to quickly carry out a judicial impact assessment of the functioning of all tribunals functioning in the country to assess any impediments to justice and allow for a more informed decision to be taken regarding them. The top court said this while upholding a Odisha High Court decision to vet a central government decision to do away with the Odisha State Administrative Tribunal (OAT). The Odisha High Court will now deal with cases pending before the OAT, a top court bench led by Chief Justice of India…

New Delhi, March 20. Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud will be the chief guest at the Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism to be held on March 22. The function will be held at 6 pm at the ITC Maurya, Chanakyapuri. The award ceremony will be a celebration of exceptional journalism and will recognize the outstanding work of journalists from both print and broadcast media. CJI Chandrachud also took part recently in the India Today conclave. As a participant in the conclave, he spoke on “Justice in the Balance: My Idea of India and the importance of separation…

New Delhi, March 20. The Supreme Court on Monday granted the central government time till March 2024 to clear all OROP dues after the latter claimed that there was no money to pay these dues at one go and these could only be paid in instalments. “All state governments are in fiscal deficit. This is an important fiscal management issue,” Attorney General for India K. Venkataramani told a bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud. “We can’t just pay one section and not pay the others,” Venkataramani said. “We have to balance equities.” The Ministry of Defence, he…

New Delhi, March 17. A CJI led Supreme Court bench on Friday rejected a plea to take over through a judicial order the foreign correspondents’ club on Bhagwandas Road for constructing more chamber blocks for lawyers and instead suggested a dialogue with the government on the administrative side. The court will pass formal orders in the case later. The top court had earlier taken over the two-decades old Appu Ghar to construct a Supreme Court annexe through a court order. The annexe has been built in over 12 acres of land for a whopping cost, but lawyers are unhappy that…

New Delhi, March 16. The Bar Council of India’s decision, to allow foreign lawyers and firms to register themselves in India and pick up non-litigious work, will change the legal landscape completely and enhance the efficiency of the justice-delivery system, lawyers said. “Entry of foreign law firms will change the landscape for law firms in India. This would overall support in a big way the ambition of India to be more visible and valuable in a global context, especially on international trade and commerce. This will be a game changer for mid-size firms and will also help law firms…

New Delhi, March 15. The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over Governors using their offices to topple governments, with observations to the effect that the consequences are “very serious for our democracy”. The remarks were made in the context of the recent rebellion in the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra which led to the fall of the Uddhav Thackeray government and the role played by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari in the developments. In its prima facie remarks against the Governor’s decision to seek a trust vote in the House, the court said: “Governors must not use their offices to effectuate…