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‘Slapping of defamation cases by TN not a sign of healthy democracy’

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Tamil Nadu government to chin up and face criticism of its policies. No other State in the country seemed to have filed so many criminal defamation cases, that too using the state machinery and the public prosecutor’s office, in the recent past, the court observed.

A Bench, led by Justice Dipak Misra, perused the history of defamation cases filed in the past five years and said criminal defamation cases were filed even for reports about the Chief Minister’s health condition.

“This is not the way… this is not the sign of a healthy democracy. This shows State’s control over the sanctioning authority and prosecutor’s office in filing defamation cases against opponents, media and political rivals,” Justice Misra observed orally...See more  Click Here 

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