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Calcutta HC: Salary Withholding and Harassment Claims are Not Defamation Without Reputational Harm - (05 May 2026)

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Calcutta High Court quashed a defamation case against a school headmaster, holding that allegations of salary withholding, harassment, or disciplinary action do not amount to defamation under Section 500 IPC unless they lower a person’s reputation in the eyes of others.

Tags : SALARY; HARASSMENT; DEFAMATION  

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