“Delhi HC orders Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal to pay Rs 2 crore in damages for defaming Indian Army officer”, Swarajyamag, July 22, 2023:
“The Delhi High Court on Friday (21 July) ordered the Tehelka Magazine, Tarun Tejpal and two others to pay Rs 2 crore in damages to retired Indian Army official Major General MS Ahluwalia in a defamation case, reports Bar and Bench.
The officer had filed the defamation case in 2002 after the magazine accused him of taking bribes in defence deals in its sting operation named Operation West End.
In his suit, he had named Tehelka and its journalists Tarun Tejpal, Aniruddha Bahal and Mathew Samuel, saying they published false allegations against him…..”
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