Defamation

Amber Heard appeals 'chilling' $10 million Johnny Depp defamation verdict

The appeal was filed with a court in Virginia in late November. This time, Heard's lawyers have argued that the trial which took place earlier this year was "unfair" because Judge Penney Azcarate excluded Heard's therapy notes in which she claimed to have been abused by Depp

Delhi LG VK Saxena trains legal missile on AAP for 'defamatory', 'false' allegations of corruption

Officials from Delhi Lieutenant Governor said that VK Saxena will take legal action against AAP MLAs Saurabh Bhardwaj, Atishi, Durgesh Pathak and Jasmine Shah among others, for highly defamatory and false allegations of corruption by them

Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut gets bailable warrant by Mumbai court in defamation case filed by BJP leader's wife

The court has adjourned the matter and kept it for hearing on 18 July

Johnny Depp, Amber Heard high-profile defamation proceedings begin in US: What's the high-profile case about?

The case pitting Johnny Depp against Amber Heard will be broadcast live. The opening statements are likely to be made on Tuesday morning and the case is expected to last a month. Actors James Franco and Paul Bettany, and billionaire Elon Musk are expected to testify.

Kangana Ranaut moves Bombay HC to quash proceedings against Javed Akhtar defamation case

Javed Akhtar had filed a criminal complaint against Kangana Ranaut in November 2020 before the magistrate for allegedly making defamatory and baseless comments against him in television interviews.

Bombay HC orders Amazon Prime Video to take down Nani's V till makers delete disputed scene

Mumbai-based model and actor Sakshi Malik filed a complaint against the makers of V for allegedly using her photograph without permission

Days after jailed for violating parole, Alexie Navalny back in court, this time in defamation case

Prosecutors accuse Navalny of slandering a World War II veteran in social media posts last year. The posts criticised people who supported constitutional amendments that allowed Putin to remain in power until 2036

Kangana Ranaut summoned by Mumbai court for Javed Akhtar's defamation complaint

Javed Akhtar had filed the complaint of defamation against Kangana Ranaut in November last year, after which the Andheri metropolitan magistrate had directed the Juhu police to conduct an inquiry into the complaint in December.

MJ Akbar's counsel says Priya Ramani did not follow due process of law: 'Cannot raise awareness by maligning someone'

Referring to the cross-examination conducted by Ramani's lawyer Rebecca John, Luthra said the journalist did not have statements, witnesses or material evidence to back her allegations.

MJ Akbar's counsel makes closing arguments in Priya Ramani defamation case; next hearing on 24 Dec

Senior Advocate Luthra labelled Ramani’s statements against Akbar “baseless” and “factually inaccurate”.