defamatory article

Delhi High Court
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“Appellants rushed to this Court without exploring the option of filing their reply to the application under Order XXXIX Rule 1 and 2 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 (‘CPC’) and/or application under Order XXXIX Rule 4 of the CPC for modification of the ex-parte ad-interim order.”

delhi high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

While freedom of speech and expression is sacrosanct, the reputation of a person earned over several decades, cannot be sacrificed at the altar of such freedom, when the impugned publication, ex-facie, contains unsubstantiated allegations and defamatory imputations, regardless of the truth.