Today, the bench comprising Justices PV Sanjay and Dinesh Maheshwari was
hearing a petition filed against the defamation case filed by Tamil
actor Maha Ghandhi seeking to quash the criminal defamation. The
petition was filed by another Tamil actor, Vijay Sethupathi, who was
accused of attacking Ghandhi along with his manager. The Supreme Court
urged Tamil actors to settle the defamation case as well as referred the
matter to mediation.
During the hearing of the case, Sethupathi’s
lawyer stated that all other charges except Section 500 IPC were quashed
by the Madras High Court. The Counsel further highlighted that the
comments were made in good faith to the actor’s interest under Section
499 IPC. Further, Justice Maheshwari said that “You are a theatre
person, your voice matters, it imprints on the public. If you are an
actor with a wide following, then you are supposed to be more
disciplined. As a responsible person, you are not supposed to call
names.”
In addition, the bench noticed that the matter was capable
of compromise stating that “There is some fault on both parties side.
Both of you are not free from blemish completely. But try to work out a
settlement.” Moreover, the top Court asked them to appear at the
mediation Centre of the Supreme Court on March 2, 2023. Concluding the
case, the judges said “Settle and you can play Holi together.
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(With input from news agency language)
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