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A New Dimension In Defamation Law: Compelled Self-Publication Recognized By The Delhi High Court

Defamation law in India is rooted in a few fundamental elements: (i) the statement must be false and defamatory; (ii) it must be published to someone other than the person...

India Litigation

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Obhan & Associates

Right To Fire, Wrong To Slander: Takeaways From Abhijit Mishra v. Wipro

On July 14, 2025, the Delhi High Court ("Court") delivered a significant judgment in Abhijit Mishra ("Mishra") v. Wipro Limited ("Wipro"), a case that may redefine how termination letters are drafted.

India Litigation

BA

BTG Advaya

Limits Of Vicarious Liability In Case Of Defamation: An Analysis Of The Google India Private Limited v. Nayana Krishna Judgment

Recently, in the case of Google India Private Limited v. Nayana Krishna, the Karnataka High Court ("Court") examined whether a subsidiary company can be retained as a defendant...

India Litigation

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Obhan & Associates

Striking Balance Between Copyright Infringement And Free Speech

The Delhi High Court (‘DHC'), recently in the case of ANI Media Pvt Ltd v. Mohak Mangal & Ors., examined the interplay between copyright and trademark infringement, defamation...

AP

AZB & Partners

Corporate Identity And Defamation In The Digital Age: Analyzing Google India Private Limited. v. Nayana Krishna, Karnataka High Court (2025)

India Litigation

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IndiaLaw LLP

Litigation Update – Compelled Self Publication Triggers Defamation

India Litigation

MH

Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

PR In Entertainment Law: Legal Safeguards And Repercussions

India Media & IT

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Navigating The Legal Boundaries Of User-Generated Content

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Modifying Arbitral Awards: Supreme Court Resolves Conflict In Section 34 Powers

India Litigation

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Obhan & Associates

Homebuyers' Victory: Supreme Court Quashes Builder's Defamation Claim

India Litigation

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IndiaLaw LLP

Hyperlinking A Defamatory Article: Defamation Or Not?

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

Defamation Laws And Social Media Platforms: The Legal Implications

India Litigation

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Grant Of Interim Injunction In Defamation Suits

India Litigation

SO

S&A Law Offices

Media Persons Cannot Be Prosecuted For Defamation For Discussing The Contents Of A Publicly Available Book

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

RBI Issues Revised Guidelines On Deposit Accounts Of Minors

AP

AZB & Partners

Aviation Newsletter | December 2024

India Transport

DL

Dentons Link Legal

GST Rates On Gold: 18, 22, 24 Carat & Making Charges

V

Vakilsearch

GST On Legal Services & Advocate Fees Explained

V

Vakilsearch

GST On Medicines: Rates, HSN Code, Impacts & Calculation

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Vakilsearch

Bombay HC's Order In Malabar Gold Ltd. v. Shajan Skariah: A Study In Defamation & Free Expression

"Reputation is an extremely delicate thing. It takes years to build, but can be destroyed in an instant." This quote underscores the essence of the recent legal battle...

India Litigation

NN

Naik Naik & Company

Divya Spandana's Triumph In Defamation Suit Against Asianet News

Martin Luther King Jr's famous words, "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice," resonate through time, symbolizing hope and the inevitable march toward justice, freedom, and equality.

India Litigation

NN

Naik Naik & Company

Delhi HC Rejects Bid To Halt 'Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper': A Win For Creative Expression

In a notable affirmation of artistic freedom, the Delhi High Court recently rejected an interim injunction against the release of the web series "Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper" on Netflix. Delivered by Justice Navin.

India Litigation

NN

Naik Naik & Company

Changes In Law Pertaining To Sedition, Defamation And Inciting Religious And Communal Disharmony

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 ("BNS"), the legislation that replaced the existing Indian Penal Code, 1860 ("IPC") was brought into effect on July 1, 2024.

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

BNS – Speedy Justice Or Colonial Rollover?

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Economic Laws Practice

Prime-Time Drama To Legal Drama: Netflix's Biopic Blunders

NN

Naik Naik & Company

Balancing Public Information And Media Truth With Individual Reputation Right

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

Artistic Expression Triumphs: Gujarat HC Vacates Injunction On "Maharaj"

India Media & IT

NN

Naik Naik & Company

A Look At The Defamation Lawsuit Against Netflix For The Series Inventing Anna

India Litigation

NN

Naik Naik & Company

A Deep Dive Into Torts: The Intricacies Of Civil Wrongs

India Litigation

Century Law Firm

Freedom Of Speech Essential For Media Platforms: Supreme Court

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

Think Before You Retweet: Delhi High Court's Ruling On Defamation In The Digital Age

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

Pritam Chand v Dr. Kamal Saini: Defining The Limits Of Truth As A Defense In Criminal Defamation

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

Media Trial: A Blind Turn Away From The Truth

India Litigation

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Freedom Of Speech Essential For Media Platforms: Supreme Court

On March 22, 2024, a 3 (three) judge bench of the Supreme Court passed an order1 reiterating the importance of freedom of speech and expression...

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

Think Before You Retweet: Delhi High Court's Ruling On Defamation In The Digital Age

In a recent Delhi High Court judgement, the Court laid the foundational stone on the jurisprudence of retweeting and whether it amounts to ‘publication' for the offence...

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

Pritam Chand v Dr. Kamal Saini: Defining The Limits Of Truth As A Defense In Criminal Defamation

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court ("J&K&L Court") in its recent order in Pritam Chand v Dr. Kamal Saini (CRMC No. 758/2017), stated that the press must refrain from publishing...

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

Media Trial: A Blind Turn Away From The Truth

The article elucidates the effect and reaches of media on the lives of the people. It states how misrepresentation or wrong information by the media can cause irreversible harm to the accused and their lives permanently.

India Litigation

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Supreme Court's Ruling On Dismissal Of A Defamation Complaint By A Magistrate By Applying Exceptions To Defamation

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

Defamation And A Tale Of Two Rules Of Publication

Defamation is the act of intentionally injuring one's character by false and malicious words in such a manner that it lowers...

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

Defamation Law In India: Debriefed

Under Indian law, defamation is both a criminal (punishable with imprisonment) as well as civil offence (punishable through the award of damages).

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

WhatsApp Group Administrators – Civil And Criminal Liability For Posts By Group Members

WhatsApp has become an integral part of our daily communication and correspondence requirements.

India Media & IT

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HSA Advocates

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Dissemination of e-newspapers on Telegram has raised a copyright debate under the steady gaze of the Delhi High Court. Because of CoVID-19 limitations coming into power, actual dispersion and house-to-house conveyance of papers got cruelly affected.

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Can A WhatsApp Group Administrator Be Held Liable For Content Posted By A Group Member?

India Media & IT

VA

Vaish Associates Advocates

Delhi High Court Restrains "thefauxy.com" From Infringing Trademark ‘Budweiser'

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Free Speech Vs Contempt Of Court, An Analysis In Light Of The Prashanth Bhushan Case

India Litigation

KS

King, Stubb & Kasiva

The Twitter Effect

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

Legal Provisions In India Against Sharing Of Obscene Content Online In Light Of The Bois Locker Room Incident

India Media & IT

SO

S&A Law Offices

Defamation Against Blind Items

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

Hasmukh Gets The Last Laugh As Delhi High Court Dismisses Injunction Plea While Distinguishing Satire From Defamation

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

Exemplary/ Punitive Damages

India Litigation

SA

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Intermediary Liability: SC Says Intermediaries Not Protected Under Section 79 Of IT Act From Defamation Prior To 2009 Amendment

India Litigation

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Defamation On Social Media- What Can You Do About It?

India Litigation

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Court Orders Global Take Down Of Content Uploaded From India

India Media & IT

ND

Nishith Desai Associates

Delhi High Court Orders Global Takedown Of Content Against Swami Ramdev, Says Geo-Blocking Will Not Serve The Purpose

India Media & IT

SC

K Singhania & Co

Delhi High Court Exercises Long-Arm Jurisdiction, Directs Facebook, YouTube, Google And Twitter To Take Down Content Globally

India Litigation

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CMS INDUSLAW

We Have Set Out A Checklist That Publishing Houses Operating In India Need To Keep In Mind Prior To Publishing Non-Fiction Works

India Media & IT

OA

Obhan & Associates

Balancing Defamation And Free Speech Notes For The Publishing Industry

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

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