Independent journalist Ravi Nair has been sentenced to one year in jail and fined ₹5,000 by a magistrate court in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, in a defamation case filed by Adani Enterprises.
The case revolves around tweets and posts from 2020–21 that the court said harmed the company’s reputation. Nair’s lawyers maintained that his posts were meant as public-interest criticism.
The verdict has sparked wider conversations about press freedom and responsible reporting in India, highlighting the delicate balance between free speech and legal boundaries in the digital age.