A Bombay court on December 15, 2018, issued notices against Ratan Tata and other Directors of Tata Sons in a defamation case filed by industrialist Nusli Wadia.
In December 2016, Wadia had filed a criminal defamation suit against Tata Sons and its Directors after being voted out of the group companies of Tata, of which he was a board member. Wadia was the senior most Director of three companies – Tata Steel, Tata Motors and Tata Chemicals. On November 10, 2016, Tata Sons had sent a notice requisitioning a special extraordinary meeting. The said notice, it is alleged, contained false allegations and defamatory statements against Wadia.Tata Sons had accused Wadia of acting without
bona fides and putting the future of Tata Steel and its employees in grave jeopardy. Wadia thus filed a defamation suit under
Section 500 of the
Indian Penal Code, 1860, read with
Sections 34 and
109. The court has fixed the next date of hearing on March 25, 2019.
SC Suggests Reconciliation In The Tata-Wadia Defamation, Adjourns Hearing To Next Monday
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Jan 07, 2020
Editor: Kshipra Srivastava
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The Supreme Court on Monday (January 6, 2020) adjourned the criminal defamation case filed by Nusli Wadia against Ratan Tata for hearing on next Monday (January 13, 2020).The Full Bench of Chief Justice of India- S A Bobde, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant took up the petition filed against the order of the Bombay High Court. Justice Bobde was also observed stating, "You are leaders of the industry, why don't you both sit together and resolve the matter? Why pursue a...
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