27 Feb 1985
Y KHAN v. P.G. O\'DEA AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- Y KHAN v. P.G. O\'DEA AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA5850/1982
The court found the contested statements and letters were substantially true or justified on the proven facts; comments complained of followed reasonably from those facts; publications were made to committee/members and therefore attracted qualified privilege; plaintiff failed to prove express malice or sufficient special damage; accordingly the defamation claim fails and is dismissed.