SC stays proceedings on Jaya's defamation cases against Swamy
October 30, 2014 12:41
The Supreme Court today stayed proceedings on criminal defamation cases filed against BJP leader Subramanian Swamy by AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa.
A bench of Justices Deepak Mishra and U U Lalit also issued notices to Centre and Tamil Nadu government on Swamy's plea for scrapping the provisions for criminal defamation in penal laws.
The court stayed the proceedings in all five defamation cases filed against Swamy in a Sessions court of Chennai.
Swamy submitted that the provision of criminal defamation is unconstitutional as it put unreasonable restrictions on people's right to free speech and expression.
He challenged the validity of Section 499 and 500 of Indian Penal Code and section 199 (2) of criminal procedure code pertaining to criminal defamation.
A bench of Justices Deepak Mishra and U U Lalit also issued notices to Centre and Tamil Nadu government on Swamy's plea for scrapping the provisions for criminal defamation in penal laws.
The court stayed the proceedings in all five defamation cases filed against Swamy in a Sessions court of Chennai.
Swamy submitted that the provision of criminal defamation is unconstitutional as it put unreasonable restrictions on people's right to free speech and expression.
He challenged the validity of Section 499 and 500 of Indian Penal Code and section 199 (2) of criminal procedure code pertaining to criminal defamation.
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