DEFAMATION
In
law, defamation–also called calumny, libel (for written words), slander
(for spoken words), and vilification–is
the communication of a statement that makes a claim, expressly stated or
implied to be factual, that may give an individual, business, product, group,
government or nation a negative image. It is usually, but not always, a
requirement that this claim be false and that the publication is communicated
to someone other than the person defamed (the claimant).
In
common law jurisdictions, slander refers to a malicious, false and defamatory spoken statement or report, while
libel refers to any other form of communication such as written words or images. Most jurisdictions allow legal actions,
civil and/or criminal, to deter various kinds of defamation and retaliate
against groundless criticism. Related to defamation is public disclosure of
private facts, which arises where one person reveals information that is not of
public concern, and the release of which would offend a reasonable person.
"Unlike [with] libel, truth is not a defense for invasion of
privacy."
False
light laws are "intended primarily to protect the plaintiff's mental or
emotional well-being." If a publication of information is false, then a
tort of defamation might have occurred. If that communication is not
technically false but is still misleading, then a tort of false light might
have occurred.
Example:- Akhtar, during a television chat show, had described the former
PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf, as a 'second grade person', and said that all
previous administrators had done nothing but ruined the game in the country.
Action:-
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