https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368262 Statements made during customs investigation proceedings under Section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962 were treated as absolutely privileged because they were recorded in a quasi-judicial setting. The Court held that such statements could not found a claim for defamation, libel or slander, and that "malicious implication" was not a separate actionable tort. As the plaint disclosed only a defamation-based grievance with no independent cause of action, the suit was not maintainable and the plaint was liable to be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC. en-us Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 15:01:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368262 Statements made during customs investigation proceedings under Section 108 of the Customs Act, 1962 were treated as absolutely privileged because they were recorded in a quasi-judicial setting. The Court held that such statements could not found a claim for defamation, libel or slander, and that "malicious implication" was not a separate actionable tort. As the plaint disclosed only a defamation-based grievance with no independent cause of action, the suit was not maintainable and the plaint was liable to be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=368262