Lawyers try to prove #LawyersWithHumour exist after colleagues tried to ban Jolly LLB movie for making fun of lawyers

Friday, 8 March 2013 By Legally India Fun and games

Suffice it to say, if you are easily offended, irritated or simply a very serious person, lawyer or otherwise, please STOP READING NOW.

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Guest 8 Mar 2013, 08:25
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I think the point that the two lawyers were trying to make when they moved the honble court was, that this individual is marked as being a graduate of "Meerut University"'s school of law, and, of course, totally incompetent. Unfortunately for lawyers who have graduated from Meerut University, (many of whom are very competent, very hard working, and also very successful), this will obviously prejudice the litigating public against hiring them!
kianganz 8 Mar 2013, 08:38
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Interesting point, and somewhat understandable they'd be upset.

Based on my limited recollection, isn't defamation severely limited to the extent that the defamatory statement has to be about an identifiable class of individuals but can't be about a class of individuals that is so wide as to render reasonable reference to any individual impossible?

Now, in this case, all alumni of Meerut University could arguably sue together, though I wouldn't be convinced that any court would accept such an action (particularly against a work of comedy).

Would welcome views on this, since we regularly get accused in the comments of 'defaming' institutions, mostly spuriously, which to me sounds almost impossible in most cases (except in the case of IIPM, perhaps).
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