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shrikant v. sathe (retired)     20 September 2024

Defamation case

Can a co operative bank loge complaint of defamation in court  on  some shareholder with no proper ground?



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 7 Replies

kavksatyanarayana (subregistrar/supdt.(retired))     20 September 2024

Without any ground how can one file a case in court?

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate)     21 September 2024

Nobody can file any case against another without any reason especially an organisation like this.

Dr. J C Vashista (Advocate )     21 September 2024

No case of defamation can be slapped by a Bank since the subject of defamation is a personal issue whereas Bank is an institution.

Whether it is proposed or actual civil or criminal defamation case being put in the facts of the question, if the facts posted may be presumed to be true ?

Shrikant Sathe   21 September 2024

One of the member tried to give his grievance in the newspaper against the bank because he was forbidden by some other members to speak on the financial reports of the bank and the chairman did not take any action against those member in the Annual general meeting.This was the main cause.When the print media agentsmade a phone call to the bank regarding this,the bank stopped them from publishing the letter of the suffered member.Then the bank sends legal notice to the suffered member and two members who  were not at all concerned with the press note.Is this the way of the bank to behave towards their members.What steps then the aggrieved members should take?The bank has demanded an apology from them.Otherwise they have demanded Some crores of rupees from the aggrieved members in the legal notice.Is this some sort of extortion?What steps members members should take in this situation?

Dr. J C Vashista (Advocate )     22 September 2024

What is the greivance of the member against functioning of Bank i.e., alleged financial report qua irregularity, which the member got published in newspaper ?

When the member was forbidden by Society (on behalf of the Society) to speak any issue of financial report against the Bank , why did he (member) got it published, which implies that he has proceeded in his personal capacity, isn't it ?

What is the role / authority of Chairman of Society  while deliberating the issue in Annual General Meeting of Society against such irritant member, ?

Why did he (member) not attempt to settle the issue with Bank, if there was a proposal from Bank to sort out the problem ?

The facts posted are still vague and confusing. 

It is better to contact and consult a local prudent lawyer with relevant records for appreciation of facts, professional advise and necessary proceeding.

Shrikant Sathe   22 September 2024

Sir,

     The chairman of the bank did not

 keep safe to the member from the assaulter members.This was the main reason of him for an attempt to publish it in the newspaper.But when the reporters asked this to the bank,bank stopped it from publishing and then demanded damage amount from the member involving some other members also who were not at all concerned with the publishing the material against the bank.Can the bank go in the court?


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