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OUP India Issues Court-Directed Apology Over Disputed Passages in 2003 Shivaji Book

A directive from the Bombay High Court’s Kolhapur bench brings closure to a two-decade defamation dispute.

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The apology has addressed concerns raised and has been made on behalf of the former Managing Director. (Photo: Website/oxford-university-press)
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Overview

  • OUP India published a newspaper notice on Tuesday apologizing to MP Udayanraje Bhosale and readers offended by content in James Laine’s 2003 book.
  • The notice acknowledges that references on pages 31, 33, 34, and 93 were unverified and expresses regret for the distress caused.
  • The High Court quashed magisterial proceedings after petitioners committed to issue a national apology within 15 days.
  • The defamation case was initiated on April 2, 2005 under Section 500 of the IPC on Bhosale’s complaint naming Sayeed Manzar Khan and three others.
  • OUP India says the book was recalled and withdrawn from circulation in India years ago, following public protests that included an attack on a Pune research centre in 2004.