SUPREME COURT QUASHES DEFAMATION CASE AGAINST FORMER MANUU CHANCELLOR, ASKS HIM TO PAY RS 1 LAKH TO COMPLAINANT AND PUBLISH APOLOGY

The bench of Justice Gavai stated that, 'Then, you have a defence of truth...Dismissed. Before making such averments, you should think twice. Calling someone as sexual predator...When you do something knowingly, then you should be willing to face the consequences.'

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The Supreme Court in the case Firoz Bakht Ahmed Vs. The State Of Telangana observed and has quashed the criminal defamation case filed against former Chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University, MANUU, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, and directed him to publish an unconditional apology in 'bold letters' in the first page of local daily newspapers in relation with the 'sexual predator' remark which he had made against the Dean of the School of Mass Communication and Journalism of the MANUU, Professor Ehtesham Ahmad Khan.

The court in the case has ordered Firoz Bakht to pay an amount of 1 lac token damages for the 'mental agony' caused to Professor Ehtesham which was on account of 'wild allegations' within the period of 4 weeks.