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Madras High Court stays 18 defamation cases against Tamil magazine editor
2016-09-02 | Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Ref: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/chennai-madras-high-court-stays-18-defamation-cases-against-tamil-magazine-editor-3008397/
The Madras High Court on Thursday stayed further proceedings in 18 defamation cases filed by the Tamil Nadu government against Tamil bi-weekly ‘Nakkheeran’ Editor R R Gopal. Justice P N Prakash ordered the stay while admitting petitions filed by Gopal seeking quashing of the criminal defamation cases filed against him since 2006 and pending in the trial court.