CHIEF EDITOR MUHAMMAD RIAZ ANJUM vs Dr — 2023 MLD 525 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation: 2023 MLD 525 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court: Lahore High Court
Year: 2023
Reporter: MLD
Parties: CHIEF EDITOR MUHAMMAD RIAZ ANJUM vs Dr
Provisions referred to: S. 3---D

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Judgment text as reported

CHIEF EDITOR MUHAMMAD RIAZ ANJUM VS Dr. MOHAMMAD SHAHBAZ S. 3---Defamation---Libel and slander---Scope---Defamation is publication of statement which reflects on a person's reputation and tends to lower him in the estimation of right-thinking members of the society generally or tends to make them shun or avoid him---Defamation takes forum of two separate torts i.e. libel and slander---Libel is actionable per se and injury to reputation is presumed---Whether a case is one of libel or slander, three elements must be proved by claimant: (a) the imputation must be defamatory; (b) it must identify or refer to the claimant; (c) it must be published/communicated to at least one person other than the claimant.

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