Slander / defamation
UDAY SHANKAR KHATOR
(Querist) 28 July 2012
This query is : Resolved
Can a civil suit be filed for Slander only in India ? How to calculate damages if there is no monetary loss and the loss is only mental harassment / sufferings / humiliation etc. ?
R.K Nanda
(Expert) 28 July 2012
1.Yes.
2.Depends on Gravity of slander/ defamation.
ashutosh mishra
(Expert) 28 July 2012
A suit for tort of slander can be filed in India.Damages would largely depend on the status of yours and suffering caused.