Bombay High Court recently agreed to hear an appeal against a defamation order on condition that the appellant, Times Global and its associated companies, deposit part of the damages it had been asked to pay by a lower court.
The case – Times Global Broadcasting Co Ltd and Anr v Parshuram Babaram Sawant (PB Sawant) – is a first of its kind in India and concerns the responsibilities and liabilities of television channels. Times Global runs the English news channel Times Now.
Bombay High Court asked Times Global to deposit ₹200 million (US$4 million) in the high court registry in relation to the defamation suit filed against it by PB Sawant, a former Supreme Court judge. The company was also directed to furnish bank guarantees for ₹800 million.
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The update of court judgments is compiled by Bhasin & Co, Advocates, a corporate law firm based in New Delhi. The authors can be contacted at lbhasin@bhasinco.in or lbhasin@gmail.com. Readers should not act on the basis of this information without seeking professional legal advice.
