Supreme Courtroom Dismisses Telangana bjp’s plea in opposition to order Quashing Defamation Case In opposition to CM Revanth Reddy

The Supreme Courtroom on Monday (September 8, 2025) DisMized a plea filed by the BJP’s Telangana Unit Difficult a excessive court docket order Which Quashed a defamation case in opposition to Chief Chief Minister

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Br Gavai and Justices Ok. Vinod Chandran and Atul S. Chandra Stated it was not elevated to intrude within the matter.

“We’re time and in opposition to saying this court docket for political battles. Discsaged. In case you are a politics, then it is best to have a thick pores and skin,” The bench noticed.

On August 1, The Telangana Excessive Courtroom Acted on Mr. Reddy’s pleashing of the processing within the case pending in a hyderabad trial court docket.

The BJP’s Telangana Unit, represented by its Basic Secretary, Filed a Grievance in Might 2024 In opposition to Mr. Reddy, alleging that he delected a defamatory and provocative speech in opposition to the social gathering.

Mr. Reddy, it alleged, connived with the telangana congress to develop a faux and doubtful political narrative that the BJP would finish reservations whether it is voted to energy.

The Complainant Claimed that the alleged defamatory speech lowered the BJP’s repute as a political social gathering.

A trial court docket mentioned in August final 12 months {that a} prima issue case was made in opposition to mr. Reddy for the alleged offenses of definition beneath the erstwhile Indian Penal Code and Beneath Part 125 of the Represtation of the Individuals Act, 1951.

Part 125 of the act offers with selling implement between lessons in reference to election.

Mr. Reddy challenged the trial court docket order within the excessive court docketContending that the allegations within the criticism don’t make a prima issue case in opposition to in opposition to him. He argued that political speechs can’t be made a Topic Matter of Defamation.

The excessive court docket subsequent famous, “even when this court docket was to simply accept that complain Grievance just isn’t maintainable for the lacj of autorization. ” It mentioned neither the criticism nor its consultant was licensed by the nationwide unit of the BJP to file the criticism.

The excessive court docket agreed with Mr. Reddy’s context that within the case of political speech, the edge to allege defamation and preserve a Grievance Beneath Part 199 of the CRPC needs to be a lot greater.

“Political Speechs are sometimes Exagged.

Whereas Permitting Mr. Reddy’s plea, the excessive court docket Quashed the Trial Courtroom Order and the Proceedings Arising out of the case.