Samar Vishal

Delhi court grants exemption from appearance to Jairam Ramesh in defamation case filed by NSA Ajit Doval's son Vivek

On 30 January, Vivek Doval had recorded his statement before the court, saying all the allegations levelled by The Caravan magazine and later repeated by Jairam Ramesh at a press conference were "baseless" and "false"

Priya Ramani gets bail in defamation case filed by MJ Akbar on surety of Rs 10,000; next hearing on 10 April

Journalist Priya Ramani on Monday got bail in the criminal defamation case filed against her by former Union minister MJ Akbar. He had sued her for defamation after several women, including Ramani, accused Akbar of sexual misconduct during his years as an editor and a journalist amid the #MeToo movement in India.

#MeToo India: Priya Ramani to appear in Delhi court today in defamation case filed by MJ Akbar

Journalist Priya Ramani is expected to appear in a Delhi court on Monday morning in connection with a defamation case filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar over allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him amid the #MeToo movement in India in 2018.

2 witnesses record statement in support of Vivek Doval's defamation suit against The Caravan; matter to be heard on 22 February

On 30 January, Vivek Dovak had recorded his statement before the court, saying all the allegations levelled by the magazine and later repeated by Jairam Ramesh at a press conference were "baseless" and "false" and damaged his reputation in the eyes of family members and professional colleagues

Delhi court summons journalist Priya Ramani to appear on 25 February in defamation case filed by MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar, who resigned as Union minister on 17 October, 2018, filed a private criminal defamation complaint against Ramani after his name cropped up on social media as the #MeToo campaign raged on in India

Delhi chief secretary assault: Case to be heard on 30 January; Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia named as accused

The criminal case relates to an alleged assault on the then Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash during a meeting at Kejriwal's official residence on 19 February. Prakash was recently transferred and posted as additional secretary in the Department of Telecommunications.

Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash, who accused Arvind Kejriwal of assault, transferred to Department of Telecommunications

Prakash, a 1986-batch IAS officer of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre, had been at loggerheads with the Kejriwal government.

Delhi chief secretary assault case: Court grants bail to Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, 11 AAP MLAs with surety of Rs 1 lakh

A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, and 11 other AAP MLAs in the case of alleged assault on Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash. The next hearing has been scheduled for 7 December.

MJ Akbar resigns: Editors Guild of India calls on ex-minister to 'display grace to withdraw defamation case'

Editors Guild of India hopes that Akbar will display the grace to withdraw the criminal defamation case he has filed.

National Herald case: Subramanian Swamy records his statement before Delhi court, hearing posted for 25 August

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday recorded his statement before a Delhi court in the National Herald case, filed by him against Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, his mother Sonia Gandhi and other accused.