Vishakha Defamation Case: SC Rejects Google India's Appeal, Says It's Matter For Trial
India, Dec. 11 -- The Supreme Court (SC), on Tuesday, rejected the appeal filed by Google India against the verdict given by the Andhra Pradesh High Court (APHC) in the ongoing defamation case filed by asbestos cement manufacturer Vishakha Industries. The apex court has asked Google India to face the trial.
The two companies have been at loggerheads since 2009 when Vishakha Industries accused Google of hosting a defamatory article titled "Visaka Asbestos Industries Making Gains" published by a group from Ban Asbestos Network India (BANI), following which the former filed a case against the latter in 2009.
After the APHC gave its verdict and asked Google India to remove the content, the tech giant knocked at the doors of the SC.
The SC ...
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