Question

Which of the following is not a defence to tort of defamation?
A. Defence of Truth
B. Defence of Publication on a Matter of Public Interest
C. Defence of Privilege
D. Defence of Honest Opinion

Answer 1

Defence of truth. Answer D

Answer 2

Defence to tort of defamation

Explanation:

• “A balance between one person's right to free expression and another's right to safeguard his or her reputation. Defamation is defined as any deliberately incorrect written or oral communication that damages a person’s reputation. Reduce respect, or trust in someone, or humiliating, hostile, or uncomfortable thoughts or feelings towards someone.
• Defamation is the act of making false remarks about someone else in order to harm their reputation.
• It's a remark that tarnishes someone's reputation. Defamation is the act of speaking false things to cause others to have a negative view of someone. Defamation is defined as the communication of information to someone other than the person who has been defamed that has the effect of lowering the plaintiff's reputation among right-thinking people or discouraging them from associating or interacting with him.     Defamation is a damage done to another's reputation through the use of words, whether written or spoken, a sign, or any other visible representation.
• “Defamation is the publication of a remark that tends to devalue a person in the estimation of right thinking members of society, generally, or that tends to make them shun or avoid that person,” according to Dr. Winfield.    
• Libel and slander are two types of defamation. Libel is defined as defamation that is put in writing and published in a permanent and visible form. Slander is the term for defamation that occurs when a statement is made using spoken words.
• Under Sections 499 and 500 of the IPC, defamation can be a civil or criminal accusation.
• Section 499 of the IPC states that anyone who makes or publishes any imputation concerning any person, whether spoken or intended to be read, or by signs or visible representations, intending to harm, or knowing or having reason to believe that such imputation will harm, that person's reputation is said to defame that person.    
• Section 500 of the IPC states that anyone who defames another is subject to simple imprisonment for a term of up to two years, a fine, or both.