‘Can’t view every speech as defamation’: Delhi court junks BJP ex-MP Chandrashekhar suit against Tharoor | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court dismissed Tuesday a defamation complaint filed by BJP functionary Rajeev Chandrashekhar against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, saying if every speech was viewed as defamation then “freedom of speech and expression would be reduced to nought”.The court of additional chief judicial magistrate Paras Dalal noted there is “no prima facie evidence”…

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Defamation case: Delhi court stays proceedings against Delhi CM Atishi, next hearing on December 2 | India News – Times of India

Delhi chief minister Atishi (File Image) NEW DELHI: The Delhi court on Friday stayed the proceedings before the magistrate in a defamation case against chief minister Atishi. The sessions court at Rouse Avenue has listed the matter for hearing on December 2, ANI News Agency reported. Delhi CM Atishi had approached the sessions court against…

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