Explained | Why Allahabad HC stayed criminal proceedings against The Wire MD Siddharth Varadarajan in Barabanki Mosque Demolition Case
“Despite more than two and a half years have passed, the State has not filed any counter affidavit.”
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Supreme Court sets aside Delhi HC order quashing summons issued to “The Wire” in criminal defamation case filed by former JNU Professor
In March 2023, the Delhi High Court quashed the summoning order, stating that there is nothing therein that could be defamatory against former Professor
Delhi High Court directs The Wire to remove alleged defamatory article on Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar
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.