HC rejects Kangana's request to cancel defamation case from 2021
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has rejected actress and MP Kangana Ranaut's request to quash a 2021 defamation case by Mahinder Kaur. The case arose after Kangana posted photo of an elderly woman during farmers' protest, saying that such women were paid to join the protest, leading to several complaints nationwide. The court's decision allows trial proceedings to continue.