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Karnataka High Court quashes BJP’s defamation case against Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar and KPCC

The Hindu Nov 07, 2026 at 07:03 PM IST India
Karnataka High Court quashes BJP’s defamation...

AI summary

The Karnataka High Court quashed the BJP’s defamation case against Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, former CM Siddaramaiah and the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, extending the relief previously granted to Rahul Gandhi. The court ruled the newspaper advertisement did not specifically target the BJP, so criminal proceedings were dismissed.

Key takeaways

  • The High Court extended the quashment precedent set in Rahul Gandhi’s case to the three petitioners.
  • The advertisement alleged the BJP government looted ₹150,000 crore, but was deemed not directly defamatory toward the party.
  • Justice Nagaprasanna cited that identical evidence and allegations cannot lead to separate criminal actions.
  • The case was filed after the 2023 election ads labeling the BJP as “40% sarkar.”
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