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The Maharaj Libel Case was an 1862 trial in the Bombay High Court in the Bombay Presidency, British India. The case was filed by Jadunathjee Brajratanjee Maharaj, against Nanabhai Rustomji Ranina and Karsandas Mulji. The case was filed because of an editorial article published by them accusing the Vallabhacharya and Pushtimarg Sect. This case ...
Jun 12, 2024 · Netflix’s upcoming period drama ‘Maharaj’ is based on the real-life 1862 Maharaj Libel Case, where journalist Karsandas Mulji exposed the alleged sexual misconduct of a religious leader. Here’s how Karsandas won the sensational trial.
Those like Dhawal Patel have accused the Maharaj libel case of being a Christian and colonial conspiracy against the Pushti sampradaya. Cover photo of Spiritual Despots. This was a concern that...
Jul 3, 2024 · Maharaj, starring Jaideep Ahlawat and Junaid Khan, is based on the infamous Maharaj Libel Case of 1862. The film delves into the efforts of social reformer Karsandas Mulji to expose alleged immoral practices within a religious sect, leading to a landmark legal battle that tested the limits of free speech in colonial India.
Aug 30, 2020 · The Maharaj Libel Case was perhaps one of the last famous cases heard by the Supreme Court of Bombay, before it amalgamated into the present day Bombay High Court on 14th August 1862, established by the Royal Letters Patent under the Indian High Courts Act, 1861.
Jul 1, 2024 · Mulji gained fame and notoriety after he accused a religious leader of sexual impropriety. In response, the accused, Jadunath Maharaj, filed a libel case against Mulji, which played out in dramatic fashion within the confines of the Bombay High Court in 1862.
Jun 14, 2024 · The row over the release of film “Maharaj” brings back the 1862 Maharaj Libel Case involving journalist Karsandas Mulji and the Vallabhacharya sect. Learn about the impact on Indian legal ...
Jun 13, 2024 · Here's the true story behind the Maharaj Libel Case of 1862, a legal battle between journalist Karsandas Mulji and religious leader Jadunath Maharaj, portrayed in Junaid Khan's...
Aug 18, 2015 · This article argues that competing ideas about the nature of public selfhood structured the Maharaj Libel Case, as well as colonial publics more broadly. Jadunathji Maharaj had, in effect, lost his libel suit even before it went to court.
The Maharaj Libel Case is typically seen as a classic drama of colonial misrecognition, and with good reason: representatives of the Pushtimarg could not speak in court without their words taking on unanticipated shape, changing meanings as they changed context.
