File complaint of criminal defamation against your wife for maligning your reputation
also file civil suit for damages
file for divorce on grounds of mental cruelty,
My wife emailed employer requesting to end my employment siting pending 498A case. Can i take legal action against wife ?
My wife emailed employer HR and requested to end my employment siting pending the 498A case in court. Can i take legal action against my separated wife trying to damage my career? She reached out to multiple people defaming me for pending 498A case. I feel this is cruelty and should be addressed. Please let me know. Thank you!
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- You can file civil suit claiming damages in terms of money for asking employer to terminate your services.
- A defamation cannot be filed as filing of criminal complaint in Court and intimation of such filing is not an offence as court proceedings are open to all.
- But such conduct amounts to cruelty as people to she intimated started to despise
Yes, you can take legal action against your wife for attempting to harm your career and defaming you. Her actions, such as emailing your employer and others about a pending 498A case, may constitute defamation (Section 499 IPC) or harassment. Options include:
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Defamation Case: File a criminal complaint under Section 500 IPC or a civil suit for damages. -
Injunction: Seek a court order to stop her from further defaming you. -
Cruelty Claim: Cite her actions as cruelty if you are pursuing divorce. -
Legal Notice: Send a cease-and-desist notice warning her against such actions.
Collect evidence of her communication and consult a lawyer to proceed effectively.
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If she has approached your employer for this then it is your employer who has to give a fitting reply to her refusing to entertain her complaint against you because your employer is not working under her nor he is obligated to listen to her.
You cannot take any legal action against her except that you can cite this as an act of cruelty in the pleadings of your divorce petition.
Yes, this is an act of defamation for which you can file case for both civil and criminal defamation.
