https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=177597 A defamatory imputation of criminal conduct is not protected as fair comment merely because it relates to a matter of public interest; where the defendants abandoned justification and did not prove the truth of the charge, liability for libel was established. Parliamentary debates, reports, and the plaintiff's deportation could be considered to assess the public background, reputation, and mitigation of damages, but they did not justify republication of the false allegation or defeat the claim. The appellate court found the trial award excessive in light of the surrounding political agitation and reduced the damages to a substantial but moderate sum. en-us Fri, 11 Mar 1910 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Jan 2016 11:48:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=177597 A defamatory imputation of criminal conduct is not protected as fair comment merely because it relates to a matter of public interest; where the defendants abandoned justification and did not prove the truth of the charge, liability for libel was established. Parliamentary debates, reports, and the plaintiff's deportation could be considered to assess the public background, reputation, and mitigation of damages, but they did not justify republication of the false allegation or defeat the claim. The appellate court found the trial award excessive in light of the surrounding political agitation and reduced the damages to a substantial but moderate sum. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Mar 1910 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=177597