Tortuous Twists in the Arnab Goswami Case

Dude, so we went to this high-profile defamation case against Arnab Goswami, and it was like watching a Bollywood movie live. The court's ruling on the limitation period (2 years) for defamation was like, "Chalo, let's make it complicated." What our textbooks didn't tell us was that the court relied on the 'suspension' theory, which is a game-changer in limitation periods. Essentially, if the plaintiff's 'passive' defence is being used, the clock doesn't start ticking. It's like, the whole 'inaction' thing is a pause button. Our profs always said 'no pause, no break, limitation period runs continuously.' But in this case, the court decided to give some breathing space. It was like watching Ranveer Singh's character in 'Befikre' – unpredictable and full of surprises.