Delhi High Court Questions Activist Over Defamatory Tweets Against Ex-Diplomat
New Delhi: The Delhi supreme court today questioned activist Saket Gokhale for posting allegedly defamatory tweets against former Assistant Secretary-General at the United Nations Lakshmi Puri, without verifying the facts from her or approaching any government authority.
Saket Gokhale, in his tweets on June 13 and 26 made regard to a particular property purchased by Lakshmi Puri in Switzerland and also mentioned her husband Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
Observing that the proper to reputation is recognised as a fundamental right, the supreme court asked Mr Gokhale, Also a contract journalist, on how he can vilify people, particularly when the tweets put out by him were clear incorrect.
The court was hearing a defamation suit filed by Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri seeking ₹ 5 crore in damage...