Dafamation suit

What is relation of children (son/ daughter living separately) of tenant with landlord, where he is stated to have sent copy of notice demanding arrears of rent ? it is illegal and invalid action of the landlord, however, it do not attract the provisions of Section 499 / 500 IPC and/ or compensation for civil defamation (tortuous liability) as conceived / proposed by you.

You have mixed up the facts, redraft in simple language.or consult some other local lawyer.

A criminal defamation can be filed through private complaint with magistrate under section 499 and 500 of indian penal code. There is no court fees in criminal matters expect ticket fees. The procedure in civil court and criminal case take time they can go for 2-3 years and fees of lawyer is also needed to be paid.

Ignore such nuisance, as the landlord is genuinely worried about his rent, and arrears is a fact, and marking such notices to others is not proper.  Never step into court unless you are compelled to do so, as it might turn into as biggest blunder in your life to attend criminal cases for every adjournment and spend lots of money when you can not afford to pay monthly rents in time to the landlord as per recorded facts.  Your landlord might have informed this to your children only, now by going to court in the name of defamation, you are going to publicize that fact to many by your action.

Is it not contemptuous and amount to libel?

Definitely YES, but the victim has to suffer double the defamation proceeding through court and exposing that an individual failed to make a rent payment in time and coming to court on such fact.  The future suffering is more than the present insult before our own children.

Is there any rentals and other dues outstanding?

Yes.  It appears from the query as follows: "a landlord who sent registered letters to his tenant at his right address but sent copies of the letter to the adult, separately living, married children of his tenant asking for rentals and other dues

with the intention of only to defame his tenant in the eyes of his children."
 

Originally posted by : Mohinder Singh Kamboj
	Is it not contemptuous and amount to libel?

@ Mr.Kamboj,

Please read exceptions to section 499 IPC before forming an opinion and decision qua accusing the landlord's action to be libel.  The case in hand do not fall in the category of libel, to me.

Thanks & Regards