Threshold for defamation claim by public figures should be higher: HC
New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- The threshold for defamation claims involving public figures or politically exposed persons should be higher, as they have the means to respond to criticisms through various platforms the Delhi high court has said, even as it directed removal of allegedly defamatory content on social media targeting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and senior advocate Gaurav Bhatia, over a viral video of Bhatia's recent appearance on a TV debate.
A bench of justice Amit Bansal, in his order released on Friday, directed 12 individuals and entities, including Samajwadi Party Media cell, journalist Abisar Sharma, and politicians Ragini Nayak, Saurabh Bhardwaj, to take down the content in 24 hours, concluding that attacking a person's ...
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