The Delhi High Court on Wednesday restrained former Indian women’s hockey team coach Sorde Marin from making any statement or interviewing or publishing any material from his forthcoming book on men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh as they were “prima facie”. defamatory’.
Single-judge Justice Amit Bansal remarked, “Prima facie, the statements made by him are defamatory and injurious to the reputation and goodwill of the plaintiff (Manpreet Singh).”
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The court further said, “… until the next date of hearing, respondent No. 2 (Marijne) is restrained from issuing any statement, interview, correspondence and publication of excerpts in respect of the above statements made in the manuscript.”
Publishing house HarperCollins Publishers during the hearing India Private Limited submitted that till the time Singh’s suit is not pending, they do not intend to publish the manuscript excerpts.
A controversial part of the book titled “Will Power: The Inside Story of the Incredible Turnaround in Indian Women’s Hockey” was also published in a newspaper, with Marin alleging that the team captain underperformed the team’s young players down the order. was told to do. To get the favor of your friends.
The book titled “Will Power: The Inside Story of the Incredible Turnaround in Indian Women’s Hockey” which was to be launched on Wednesday (September 21).
The High Court on Monday restrained Marijne and HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt Ltd from publishing any material in their upcoming book on sportsperson Gurjit Kaur’s medical condition.
In Kaur’s appeal, whose argument was against publishing certain confidential information she had shared with Marin in confidence when he was a coach, the player explained that publishing those details on her medical condition prevented her. Right to privacy will also be violated.
Dutch strategist Marijne was instrumental in helping the Rani Rampal-led Indian women’s hockey team to a historic fourth place in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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