MJ Akbar v. Priya Ramani: Senior Adv Rebecca John begins her final arguments before ACMM at Rouse Avenure court in the defamation case filed by MJ Akbar against journalist Priya...
MJ Akbar v. Priya Ramani: Senior Adv Rebecca John begins her final arguments before ACMM at Rouse Avenure court in the defamation case filed by MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani
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2020-09-05 06:43:24
5 Sep 2020 7:37 AM GMT
John now refers to the statements of Akbar recorded during his cross-examination
5 Sep 2020 7:37 AM GMT
John continues to read out Akbar's statement in detail
'It adversely affected my public life and damaged my lifetime reputation', Akbar had stated in his statement
5 Sep 2020 7:29 AM GMT
John reads out Akbar's statements recorded in pre-summoning stage
5 Sep 2020 7:28 AM GMT
John argues that Ramani's Vogue article was her truth
5 Sep 2020 7:28 AM GMT
John: My endeavour is to prove how Ramani claimed and went ahead to prove her affirmative defence of truth
5 Sep 2020 7:28 AM GMT
John argues that if her claims to defence are proved, this complaint can't be sustained
5 Sep 2020 7:28 AM GMT
John argues that Ramani's case is not that of denial, rather she claims affirmatice defence. She claims truth made in good faith and for public interest
5 Sep 2020 7:27 AM GMT
'It is not defamation to question the conduct of any person made in good faith and in reference to a public issue', John argues
5 Sep 2020 7:27 AM GMT
'It is not defamation to make an imputation on the character of another when such imputation is made for the protection of a person or in the public good', John argues
5 Sep 2020 7:20 AM GMT
John argues that it is not defamation when the imputation is true and made in the public interest