Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Delhi High Court Issues Notices Over Campaign Against Women Colonels
Two women Colonels in the Indian Army say people spread harmful posts about them online.
They say the posts called them corrupt, incompetent and unable to lead.
The posts allegedly also criticized other women Army officers.
The officers filed a defamation case in the Delhi High Court.
They are asking for Rs 2.01 crore in damages.
The court sent notices to a retired Colonel, a lawyer and several anonymous X accounts.
Justice Sachin Datta also gave them temporary legal protection.
The case will continue, and the court may issue further orders.
The Delhi High Court issued notices to a retired Colonel, a woman lawyer and several anonymous X accounts.
Two serving women Colonels filed a defamation suit seeking Rs 2.01 crore in damages.
The officers alleged a year-long social media campaign portrayed them as corrupt, incompetent and unfit to lead.
They said the campaign also harmed other women serving as Army Commanding Officers.
Justice Sachin Datta granted the officers interim relief on August 14, subject to further orders.
- Who
- Two serving women Colonels of the Indian Army filed the case against a retired Colonel, a woman lawyer and several anonymous X accounts.
- What
- The Delhi High Court issued notices in a defamation suit seeking Rs 2.01 crore in damages and granted interim relief.
- When
- The interim order was issued on August 14; the officers described the alleged campaign as lasting about a year.
- Where
- The case is before the Delhi High Court and concerns statements posted on social media, including X.
- Why
- The officers alleged that the campaign damaged their reputations and portrayed them and other women Commanding Officers as corrupt, incompetent and unfit to lead.
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Plaintiffs
- Two serving women Colonels of the Indian Army
- Defendants
- A retired Colonel, a woman lawyer and several anonymous X accounts
- Claim
- Defamation through a sustained social media campaign
- Damages sought
- Rs 2.01 crore
- Interim order
- Granted by Justice Sachin Datta on August 14, subject to further orders