{"id":55975,"date":"2019-04-16T16:24:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T10:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=55975"},"modified":"2019-04-16T16:25:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T10:55:27","slug":"hc-stays-proceedings-in-defamation-case-against-senior-congress-leader-evks-elangovan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/hc-stays-proceedings-in-defamation-case-against-senior-congress-leader-evks-elangovan","title":{"rendered":"Madras High Court  stays proceedings in defamation case against Senior Congress leader EVKS Elangovan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><br \/>\n<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Senior-Congress-leader-EVKS-Elangovan.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"173\" data-attachment-id=\"55976\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/hc-stays-proceedings-in-defamation-case-against-senior-congress-leader-evks-elangovan\/senior-congress-leader-evks-elangovan\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Senior-Congress-leader-EVKS-Elangovan.jpg?fit=292%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"292,173\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Senior Congress leader EVKS Elangovan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Senior-Congress-leader-EVKS-Elangovan.jpg?fit=292%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-55976\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Senior-Congress-leader-EVKS-Elangovan.jpg?resize=292%2C173&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Senior-Congress-leader-EVKS-Elangovan.jpg?w=292&amp;ssl=1 292w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Senior-Congress-leader-EVKS-Elangovan.jpg?resize=150%2C89&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a>The Madras High Court has stayed proceedings in a criminal defamation case registered against Senior Congress leader EVKS Elangovan over certain remarks made by him against the ruling party leaders in an interview to a Tamil daily in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>When a petition filed by Elangovan came up Monday, Justice G K Ilanthirayan granted interim stay on the proceedings in the criminal defamation case pending before a special court.<\/p>\n<p>It also dispensed with his personal appearance in the trial court and posted the matter for further hearing on April 22.<br \/>\nThe matter pertains to an interview given by the petitioner to a Tamil daily in Tiruchi district, during which he made comments on the dilapidated condition of bridges in Kollidam and linked it to the contracts.<br \/>\nHe had also alleged that the Directorate of the Vigilance and Anti Corruption had started an inquiry against the ruling party leaders.<br \/>\nSubsequently, the criminal defamation case was filed against him by the public prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>Elangovan is the Congress candidate for the Theni Lok Sabha seat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Madras High Court has stayed proceedings in a criminal defamation case registered against Senior Congress leader EVKS Elangovan over certain remarks made by him against the ruling party leaders in an interview to a Tamil daily in 2018. 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