Updated On: 07 August, 2024 08:47 AM IST | New Delhi | ANI
He claimed damages of Rs 25 lakh from his ex-wife for defamation, malicious and false litigation, along with an interest rate of 18 per annum

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Delhi`s Saket District Court has ordered a woman to pay Rs 15 lakh to her ex-husband for defaming him and for malicious and false litigation. District Judge Sunil Beniwal passed the order and held that the acts of the woman caused injury to her ex-husband and hampered his professional growth.
"The defendant (ex-wife) is directed to pay damages of Rs 15 lakh to the plaintiff (man) on the ground of defamation, naming libel, and damage caused to the plaintiff being a direct consequence of the action of the defendant," the district judge said in the judgment passed on July 29.