Ravi Nair convicted in criminal defamation case filed by Adani Enterprises

The Magistrate court in Mansa, Gandhinagar, has convicted journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case and sentenced him to a year’s imprisonment and a fine. The case followed from a complaint filed by Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL), the Adani Group’s flagship company, alleging that Ravi Nair had published and disseminated a series of tweets containing false and defamatory statements intended to damage the reputation of AEL and the Adani Group.

AEL argued that the impugned tweets did not amount to fair comment or legitimate criticism, but were designed to undermine the credibility of the company in the eyes of the public and investors. The court held that AEL had successfully established its case and found Ravi Nair guilty of criminal defamation. The court convicted Ravi Nair and imposed a sentence of one year’s imprisonment along with a fine.