Overview

• The court found the threat perception raised by Hamid Dabholkar and journalists to be reasonable and genuine.
• Defamation cases filed in 2017–2018 in Ponda, Goa, will shift to a Kolhapur civil court after a six-week stay granted at Sanatan Sanstha’s request.
• The suits seek damages of up to ₹10 crore over statements linking the organisation to the killings of Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare.
• Justice N. J. Jamadar referenced trial findings in the Dabholkar murder case, including convictions of the shooters and evidence of links to the organisation noted by prosecution witnesses.
• The order emphasized that the transfer advances the cause of justice under Section 24 of the Civil Procedure Code and does not question the impartiality of the Goa court.