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    Defamation under the law of torts is defined as damaging one's reputation through either oral or written statements. Oral defamation is called slander, while written is called libel. Defamation can lead to serious depression and has even caused some individuals to take their own life. The document discusses creating awareness about the legal proceedings of defamation cases and the impacts on a person's life, citing the case of Subramanian Swamy vs. Union of India from 2016.

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    Defamation under the law of torts is defined as damaging one's reputation through either oral or written statements. Oral defamation is called slander, while written is called libel. Defamation can lead to serious depression and has even caused some individuals to take their own life. The document discusses creating awareness about the legal proceedings of defamation cases and the impacts on a person's life, citing the case of Subramanian Swamy vs. Union of India from 2016.

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    Law of Torts Project Synopsis

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    Defamation under the law of torts is defined as damaging one's reputation through either oral or written statements. Oral defamation is called slander, while written is called libel. Defamation can lead to serious depression and has even caused some individuals to take their own life. The document discusses creating awareness about the legal proceedings of defamation cases and the impacts on a person's life, citing the case of Subramanian Swamy vs. Union of India from 2016.

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    LAW OF TORTS PROJECT SYNOPSIS

    DEFAMATION -UNDER THE LAW OF TORTS

    Defamation is an offence of defaming one’s reputation in the


    minds of right in the minds of right thinking members of the society.
    Defamation can be through oral or written form of statement . oral
    defamation is called by the term slander on the other hand when it is
    written it is called libel.

    “Loose lips or poison pens had pushed them over the brink to abnormal behaviour’’
    -carroll

    Defamation leads to serious depression. At times it makes an


    individual to end his/her life.

    We want to create awareness on the legal proceedings of defamation


    and to know the effects of defamation in a person's life

    Case review

    ❏ Subramanian swamy vs. Union of india [2016]

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