In
2013,
during
the
IPL
season,
news
reports
started
making
rounds
that
Sandalwood
actresses
were
involved
in
IPL
match
fixing.
Asianet
News
Networks
and
its
Kannada
news
channel
Suvarna
News
telecast
a
few
programs
allegedly
pointing
at
Kannada
actress
Ramya's
involvement
in
it.
In
the
order
dated
April
26,
2019,
court
has
asked
the
channel
to
pay
damages
worth
Rs
50
lakh
for
defaming
her.
She
had
filed
a
case
against
Suvarna
News
24x7
in
2013.
The
court
said,
"On
perusal
of
the
records,
it
is
clear
that
plaintiff
has
a
blemishless
record
and
known
as
a
good
actress
in
the
Kannada
film
industry
and
she
has
also
worked
as
a
Member
of
Parliament."
The
actress
was
the
brand
ambassador
of
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore
for
the
first
five
seasons.
The
court
further
added,
"There
are
no
records
produced
on
behalf
of
the
defendant
to
show
plaintiff
being
a
brand
ambassador
of
Royal
Challengers
Bangalore
Team
was
involved
in
betting
and
spot-fixing
scandal
as
transmitted
in
the
questioned
program
by
the
defendants.
Hence,
this
Court
is
of
the
opinion
that
act
of
defendants
is
in
complete
violation
of
the
journalistic
ethics
and
deliberately
to
destroy
the
popularity
of
the
plaintiff
and
act
of
defendant
is
mala
fide
with
an
intention
to
defame
her
dignity."
Pointing
at
the
impact
of
defamatory
news
on
Ramya's
image,
the
court
order
stated,
"Reputation
is
the
most
valuable
asset
of
a
person
and
much
more
valuable
than
any
amount
of
money.When
the
above
said
questioned
program/still
images
do
have
the
tendency
to
destroy
such
reputation,
the
injury
complained
of
by
the
plaintiff
would
be
irreparable."