The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was summoned by the Delhi High Court on Monday in response to a defamation suit filed by a Gujarat-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) alleging that a two-part documentary by the UK broadcaster slandered India and its judiciary, as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The bench of Justice Sachin Dutta issued summons to the defendants, including the BBC, on Monday and scheduled the case for further consideration in September. Senior Advocate Harish Salve appeared for the plaintiff organisation and claimed that the documentary defamed India and the judiciary.
Recently Delhi’s Rohini court had also issued summons to the BBC, the Wikimedia Foundation and Internet Archive on a plea seeking a direction restraining the defendants from publishing the BBC documentary based on PM Modi.
The petitioner Binay Kumar Singh has petitioned the Rohini district court to pass an order restraining the Defendants restraining them including their agents, etc. to cease the publishing of the two-volume documentary series “India: The Modi Question” or any other defamatory material pertaining to the Plaintiff, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and Vishwa HinduParishad (VHP) on the platforms of Wikimedia and Internet Archive or any other online or offline platforms.
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was summoned by the Delhi High Court on Monday in response to a defamation suit filed by a Gujarat-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) alleging that a two-part documentary by the UK broadcaster slandered India and its judiciary, as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The bench of Justice Sachin Dutta issued summons to the defendants, including the BBC, on Monday and scheduled the case for further consideration in September. Senior Advocate Harish Salve appeared for the plaintiff organisation and claimed that the documentary defamed India and the judiciary.
He has also asked the court to order the defendants to issue an unconditional apology to the Plaintiff, as well as RSS and VHP, for the libellous and defamatory content contained in the two-volume documentary series. According to reports, the BBC will air the two-part documentary series “India: The Modi Question” in January 2023.
According to the documentary, there are rising tensions between India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the country’s Muslim minority; there is an alarming rise in hate crimes and extreme politics in India, particularly targeting the Muslim community.
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