4/26/22, 3:46 PM Man Ordered To Pay Head Teacher More Than $31k For Defamatory Comments

Man Ordered To Pay Head Teacher More Than $31k For

Defamatory Comments
by
nicolette chambers
06 Mar 2021 10:19
https://fijisun.com.fj/2021/03/06/man-ordered-to-pay-head-teacher-more-than-31k-for-defamatory-comments/

A High Court judge has ordered a man to pay $31,500 to a primary school head teacher after
posting defamatory comments, including his photo, on a social media platform in 2019.

The plaintiff, Shelvin Sailesh Prasad, who was represented by his lawyer, Salvin Nand
appeared before Justice Alan Stuart at the High Court in Lautoka on Wednesday. The
defendant, Ronald Singh had alleged that Mr Prasad was engaged in illegal and unlawful
activities while serving his term as the head teacher at a well-known primary school in
Lautoka.

Mr Prasad was teaching in the same school where Mr Singh’s son was a student.

Justice Stuart, in his decision, said the integrity of exams was a fundamental expectation of
the school system and essential to maintain public confidence in education and educators.

“The allegations of the defendant are certainly therefore likely to harm the reputation of the
plaintiff in ways that are likely to be long-lasting and difficult to counter,” he said.

Justice Stuart said the fact that Mr Singh was a parent of a pupil at the same school
suggested the possibility of other motivation for his comments.
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Mr Singh was ordered to pay $30,000 to Mr Prasad for damages and $1500 to pay the cost of
claims.

Edited by Jonathan Bryce

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