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under the decree of the Court; (q) suits for compensation for libel, slander, malicious prosecution, adultery or breach of promise of marriage; (r) suits

first time, so as to allege the making of libellous/ slanderous statements and allegations by the defendants, which did not form part of the plaint ... suit for compensation for slander. The plaintiff had averred that the defendant had published slanderous and/or libellous statements with regard to the plaintiff

paragraphs of the plaint also plead as to what was the slanderous / libellous statement. 2. Upon the same being put to the counsel ... libel is one year, commencing from the date when the libel is published and in Article 76 , for a suit for compensation for slander

speech and expression. The publication or utterance of seditious, obscene, slanderous, libellous or defamatory matter shall be actionable or punishable in accordance with law. Final ... make the publication or utterance of seditious, obscene, blasphemous, slanderous, libellous or defamatory matter actionable or punishable. Draft Constitution prepared 15. (1) There shall

India, at any rate to civil actions in damages for libel or slander. On the other hand, the plaintiff, who argued the matter in person ... same should not be applied to civil actions for libel or slander. In support of these rival contentions several authorities were relied upon. 7. Before

prevent the State from making any law relating to libel,slander, defamation, sedition and other matters which offend the decency or morality of the State

absolute privilege. In cases of absolute privilege, no case for defamation/libel/slander would lie. The Court thereafter held as under: "19. The next ... wrongful implication leading to loss of reputation i.e. defamation/libel/slander. There is no other tort of malicious implication which can be separately sued

prevents the State from making any law relating to libel, slander, defamation, contempt of Court or any matter which offends against decency or morality ... therefore punishable comes down, in the case of seditious libel as of ordinary libel or slander, to what the juries may think to be such

that there were two varieties of each of the torts of libel and slander, viz., personal defamation, which involved imputations as to the character ... defamatory words is a complete defence to an action for libel or slander. This will be in a civil action

paragraphs of the plaint also plead as to what was the slanderous / libellous statement. 2. Upon the same being put to the counsel ... were in the plaint not required to disclose what was the slanderous / libellous statement for which compensation is claimed. 3. It is also stated that