Saurav Das vs Digital Media Portals and Abhijit Iyer-Mitra — Privacy and Defamation Case

An advocate was assaulted, allegedly by lawyers. The Supreme Court directed the Delhi Police to add attempt to murder charges and transfer the investigation to the Crime Branch, noting the severity of head injuries inflicted on the victim.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh filed civil and criminal defamation proceedings against AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj in connection with social media posts allegedly insinuating misuse of influence. Criminal defamation proceedings were heard before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal at Rouse Avenue Courts.

An FIR was registered against an Army commanding officer and approximately 40 soldiers for allegedly assaulting police personnel and other government officials at Kishtwar police station in Jammu & Kashmir. The accused are alleged to have caused injuries to multiple police personnel and the ARTO, vandalized official vehicles, damaged the police station gate, and caused damage to government property.

A civil motor accident claim arose following a collision involving a KSRTC bus driver and a car. The KSRTC bus driver was acquitted in criminal proceedings, but the Karnataka High Court had attributed 50% contributory negligence to the deceased car driver. The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order, holding that a criminal acquittal cannot control civil MACT claims and the standards of proof differ between criminal and civil law.

A case concerning a journalist's article reporting on an official proceeding. The Kerala High Court ruled that reporting on official action does not constitute criminal defamation merely because it causes reputational harm to a litigant.

A journalist's media report covering an official action caused reputational harm to a litigant, who then initiated defamation proceedings. The Kerala High Court held that while the article's publication might have caused embarrassment, reporting on official proceedings does not constitute criminal defamation liability.