Defamation -- Harm to reputation must be an injury which esteem suffers in estimation of others and not a person's estimation of himself or his reputation...........
Defamation -- Suit for damages - In an action for damages, wrongful act is a damage to plaintiff's reputation - Injuries that he sustains may be classified under two heads: (i) Consequences of attitude adopted to him by other persons as a result of diminution of esteem in which they hold him because of defamatory statement; (ii) grief or annoyance caused by defamatory..........
Defamation -- Suit for damages - Harm to reputation - Whether harm was actually caused or not is immaterial - Even intention to cause harm to reputation is not a necessary factor to be proved - It is enough, if it is shown that defendant had reason to believe that imputations are likely to harm the reputation...........
Defamation -- Suit for damages - Harm to reputation - Defendant allegedly defamed plaintiff in presence of some persons present in shop by stating that he was in adulterous relationship with one lady - However, none of seven witnesses including lady with whom he was held to have adulterous relationship, her husband, his colleagues and subordinates, have deposed about..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 199, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Defamation - Aggrieved person - Complainant stated that defamatory statement was made by accused against agitating lawyers for whom he has represented - But, there is no identifiable or set of class of lawyers - Complainant has no case that offending publication was referred to defame him..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Defamation - Quashing of complaint - Allegation that accused a practicing lawyer made some statement against particular group of lawyers who were agitating and protecting against media - However, accused in his speech referring lawyers as general class and not representing a collection or general class of lawyers - Moreover, when..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499 -- Quashing of complaint and summoning order - Offence u/s 499 IPC - Trial Court initially proceeded with a case presuming the same to be a warrants case - However, once said error came to notice of the Court, it has rectified the same by passing order and by ordering that notice of accusation..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 500 -- Defamation - Legal notice - It was stated that complainant prepared the forged documents and are trying to grab the whole property - In the last para it was mentioned that if accused is not given his one third share, he will institute court proceedings - Accused being successor has every right to defend the Will - Act of accused does..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 499, 500 -- Defamation - Quashing of proceedings - Accused allegedly made defamatory interviews which were telecast on various TV channels - None of editors and publishers have been arrayed as accused - Other than complainant no other person cited as witness in complaint nor anything showing that imputation in estimation of others, lowers..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Section 22 -- Continuing cause of action - Suit for damages - Defamation - There is no allegation that after publication/telecasting of news item in 2014, defendants have continued in publishing/telecasting the news item against plaintiff - There is thus, no continuing tort on the part of defendants after first publication - S.22 of the Act thus, not..........
