SC scraps SAD chief Badal’s plea to quash 2017 defamation case
The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a plea by SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal to quash a 2017 defamation case. The case involves alleged remarks linking a religious organization to a banned terrorist group.
Why it matters
This ruling highlights the legal accountability of political figures regarding public statements and defamation laws.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with criminal defamation proceedings against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal over alleged remarks linking religious organisation Akhand Kirtani Jatha (AKJ) with banned terrorist outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI).A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu dismissed Badal’s challenge. The proceedings were initiated by Rajinder Pal Singh, an AKJ member who alleged that the former minister’s remarks damaged his reputation by associating him with the banned organisation."We have read this order. What is alleged against you (Badal)?
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