Delhi HC Asks Tehleka, Tarun Tejpal to Pay Rs 2 Cr to Army Officer in Defamation Case

New Delhi: As per the order of the Delhi High Court, Tehleka and Tarun Tejpal will have to pay Rs 2 crore compensation to an Indian Army officer in a defamation case.

The new portal Teheleka in a 2001 “expose” alleged that the concerned Army Officer was involved in corruption in defence procurement.

Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, while deciding a lawsuit by Major General M S Ahluwalia, on Friday directed that the amount shall be paid by Tehelka.Com, its owner M/s Buffalo Communications, its proprietor Tarun Tejpal and two reporters, Aniruddha Bahal and Mathew Samuel.

The judge observed that an apology after 23 years of publication was “not only inadequate but is meaningless”.