The justification of truth is a recognised defence in the law of defamation, which permits a defendant to escape liability if the defamatory statement made about the plaintiff...
The following are the defences generally taken in an action of defamation :- (i) justification of truth, (ii) fair and bona fide comment, (iii) privileged statement, and (iv)...
A privileged statement refers to a communication that is protected by law from being used as the basis for a defamation claim or other legal liability. The concept...
– Exceptional cases when slander is actionably per se (i.e. without proof of special damage) are the following—- (i) imputation of a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment. (ii)...
Every man has a right to have his reputation preserved inviolate. This right of reputation is acknowledged as an inherent personal right of every person as part of...
– According to the defamation act, 1952, a defendant can take the plea of innocence only, if (i) the words published by him were not defamatory on the...
– Everything printed or written, which reflected on the character of another and published without, lawful jurisdiction or excuse is libel. Defamation is publication of the communication there...
– In order to be defamatory of the plaintiff, the words (or article) must contain something which to the mind of a reader with knowledge of the relevant...
In legal terminology, particularly within the law of defamation, the term “innuendo” refers to a hidden, indirect, or implied meaning of words or statements which appear innocent on...
The test of defamatory nature of statement is that its tendency is to excite against the plaintiff the adverse opinion or feeling of other persons, the typical form...
One of the essentials of defamation is that the words must be defamatory. The words should tend to lower a person in the estimation of other persons or...
Apart from general damages for injury to reputation, special damages in the strict sense of the term may be awarded, if expressly claimed in respect of and material...
