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May 29, 2022 · Landmark defamation cases in India. Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, Min. of Law (2016) In this case, the constitutional validity of the offence of defamation under Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 was challenged against the right to freedom of speech and expression, but the Supreme Court upheld the validity of these ...
Sep 7, 2015 · “Having heard Subramanian Swamy in person and Nageshwar Rao, senior counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu, it is directed that the proceedings in criminal case nos. 45/2014, 46/2014 and 27/2015 ...
Jul 20, 2023 · Swamy has approached the high court challenging the summons issued to him by an Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) in the defamation case and sought quashing of the proceedings ...
May 18, 2016 · The Supreme Court’s judgment in Subramanian Swamy vs Union of India, upholding the constitutionality of criminal defamation will be remembered more for its obscurely colourful language than for its progressive values. The court has again bent the arc of jurisprudence towards fear and paternalism, rather than liberty and rights.
Jul 21, 2015 · CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday slapped a criminal defamation complaint against BJP leader Subramanian Swamy for posting “malicious content” in his twitter account ...
Jun 18, 2023 · In the case of Ram Jethmalani V. Subramanian Swamy 2006, Delhi High Court, the defendant made the “written final argument” in which Ram Jethmalani was claimed to have also obtained money from ...
It is for the legislature to determine the restrictions to impose and the courts have been entrusted with the task of determining the reasonableness and in the present case, the right to free speech under Article 19(1)(a) is itself conditioned/qualified by the restrictions contained in Article 19(2) which includes “defamation” as one of the grounds of restriction and the term “defamation” has to include criminal defamation, and there is nothing to suggest its exclusion.
