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Major General M.S.Ahluwalia vs Tehelka.Com And Ors. on 21 July, 2023 Author

Major General M.S.Ahluwalia vs Tehelka.Com And Ors. on 21 July, 2023 Author

defence is of qualified privilege. Privilege is designed to protect expression made for the public good. Protection of qualified privilege is lost if actual malice ... established. In public interest, absolute privilege is a complete defence. Rationale of absolute privilege being restricted to Court proceedings or proceedings before Tribunals which have

will be adding premium to deviancy. Conferment of this kind of privilege is absolutely unwarranted. Therefore, the directions sought for grant of renewal of Letter ... adding premium to deviancy and conferment of this kind of a privilege is absolutely unwarranted and in these circumstances, the directions sought for grant

2009, to submit that there will be an absolute privilege in averments made in the course of judicial proceedings. The same, in any case, cannot

that the statement made to police officer in the complaint was absolutely privileged and did not amount defamation. CM(M) 931/2018 Page ... defendant in the complaint to the police officers were absolutely privileged. 13. The factum however that seven complaints had been made to the police officials

other pleadings filed by the respondents, they were entitled to absolute privilege. The Trial Court also held that the suit of the plaintiff was barred

down the standards/qualifying criteria, but thereafter it is the absolute privilege of the minority school to decide who should be appointed as the Principal

been some controversy as to whether the law relating to claim of privilege from compulsory production has, by the decision of the Supreme Court ... against disclosure. the class of documents which will be entitled to absolute privilege, the class of documents which will be entitled to qualified privilege

course of legal proceedings and whether not there is an absolute privilege in such matter. 4. The senior counsel for the plaintiff states that