Court rejects Priyank’s claim against RSS member in defamation case
A Bengaluru special court rejected Minister Priyank Kharge's argument that RSS members cannot file defamation cases because the organization is unregistered. The court ruled that the RSS is an identifiable body, allowing the defamation case against Kharge and Mohammed Haris Nalapad to proceed.
Why it matters
This ruling clarifies legal standing for members of non-registered organizations in defamation litigation, impacting political discourse and legal accountability.
In a setback to Home and IT&BT Minister Priyank Kharge, a special court in Bengaluru has rejected his contention that no member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) can maintain a criminal defamation complaint because the RSS is “not a registered organisation and it does not maintain any registered membership”.
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