[Live-Updates] Defamation Case By MJ Akbar Against Priya Ramani- Final Arguments By Sr.Ad. Rebecca John

Update: 2020-09-05 06:43 GMT
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2020-09-05 07:37 GMT

John now refers to the statements of Akbar recorded during his cross-examination

2020-09-05 07:37 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

2020-09-05 07:29 GMT

John reads out Akbar's statements recorded in pre-summoning stage 

2020-09-05 07:28 GMT

John argues that Ramani's Vogue article was her truth

2020-09-05 07:28 GMT

John: My endeavour is to prove how Ramani claimed and went ahead to prove her affirmative defence of truth

2020-09-05 07:28 GMT

John argues that if her claims to defence are proved, this complaint can't be sustained

2020-09-05 07:28 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

2020-09-05 07:27 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

2020-09-05 07:27 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

2020-09-05 07:20 GMT

John argues that it is not defamation when the imputation is true and made in the public interest  

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