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On account of an agitation the lawyers ceased to participate in court proceedings and resorted to…

Describing lawyers generally as an indeterminate class engaged in a strike, without identifying any particular individual, is fair criticism on a matter of public conduct…

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On account of an agitation the lawyers ceased to participate in court proceedings and resorted to 'Satyagrah'. An editorial in a newspaper criticized as to whether it behoves the lawyers as a class to resort to strike. The lawyers were inter-alia described as 'Kajia dalal' i.e. dispute broker, in the editorial: -

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Describing lawyers generally as an indeterminate class engaged in a strike, without identifying any particular individual, is fair criticism on a matter of public conduct rather than an imputation harming an identifiable person's reputation, so it does not satisfy BNS s.356 and the editor is not guilty of defamation.

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