Defamatiom
amresh
(Querist) 23 February 2011
This query is : Resolved
Dello,
Can a government officer file a defamation case against some other person who has falsely given a written complaint in the head officer due to which the image of this officer is getting affectd......?
Parveen Kr. Aggarwal
(Expert) 24 February 2011
Anyone, including a governement officer, can file a defamation case but he can succeed only if he proves the defamation. Merely the act of filing of a false written complaint in the head office of an official, does not amount to defamation.
Ajay Bansal
(Expert) 24 February 2011
Agreed with Parveen.