It is well settled in Canadian law that the tort of defamation occurs upon publication to a third party — that is, when the allegedly defamatory material is read or downloaded by someone other than the plaintiff or the...
DEFAMATION
Whereas doubts have arisen whether on the trial of an indictment or information for the making or publishing any libel, where an issue or issues are joined between the King and the defendant or defendants, on the plea of...
My duty is a distressing one, but I must not shrink from the performance of it. The sentence of the Court is that you pay a fine of Rs. 1000 to our Sovereign Lady the Queen, and that you...
Where defamation shall be proved to have occurred, the Court may pass order directing the defendant to tender an apology, if acceptable to the plaintiff, and publish the same in similar manner and with the same prominence as the...
JACOB MATHEW AND ANOTHER Vs. MANIKANTAN ALIAS G. MANI AND ANOTHER -The question emerging for consideration is whether the publication of photographs, in the circumstances under which they were published, with regard to the sequence of events depicted by...
SECRETARY, N.C.E.R.T. Vs. DR. P. D. BHATNAGAR - The question whether an imputation or accusation is defamatory or not is a mixed question of law and fact. If there is a controversy as to whether the material...
a Public Prosecutor can file a complaint in writing in the Court of Session directly with respect to an offence u/s 500 I.P.C. committed against a public servant in respect of his conduct in the discharge of his public...
V. SUBAIR Vs. P.K. SUDHAKARAN - In a free society, the press enjoys an important position and plays a vital role. It may articulate the yearnings and aspirations of the inarticulate and give voice and visage to them. A...
The principal issue in this case is whether a newspaper or broadcaster that publishes defamatory falsehoods about an individual who is neither a public official nor a public figure may claim a constitutional provilege against liability for the injury...
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