Wife Directed To Pay ₹1 Lakh To Husband For Defaming Him With False Allegations Of Remarriage In Newspaper: Calcutta High Court
In a significant ruling under Law of Torts and in light of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the Calcutta High Court's Circuit Bench at Port Blair, led by Justice Supratim Bhattacharya, directed a woman, Smti Ananta, to pay ₹1 lakh compensation to her estranged husband, Sri Ramchander, for publishing defamatory public notices alleging his second marriage without any concrete proof. Background of the Matrimonial Dispute The marriage between…
