Anil Ambani filed a Rs 2 crore defamation suit before the Delhi High Court against Times of India, Economic Times and Press Trust of India over allegedly sensationalised reports concerning ongoing CBI and ED investigations.
A Patiala House Court granted interim relief to journalist Swati Chaturvedi by directing OpIndia to remove two allegedly defamatory articles and restraining further defamatory publications during pendency of the defamation suit before District Judge Meenu Kaushik.
Journalist Sucheta Dalal challenged a Delhi court order restricting media from linking Sandesara family to Sterling Biotech fraud case. The court issued notices to parties including Google and Meta, and listed the matter for further hearing.
The Allahabad High Court cautioned that arbitrary administrative orders could undermine media independence, while hearing Amar Ujala’s plea over loss of government advertisements. The bench stressed such actions threaten press autonomy and the role of the Fourth Estate.
The Bombay High Court restrained filmmaker Santosh Kumar RS from repeating alleged defamatory statements about film Dhurandhar script. Justice Arif S. Doctor granted interim relief in a defamation suit filed by Aditya Dhar.
The Kerala High Court refused to stay release of a film allegedly based on the Venjaramoodu murder case, citing creative freedom. It held that apprehensions of trial influence and privacy harm were insufficient grounds to block the film’s release.
Business tycoon Anil Ambani has filed a defamation suit in the Bombay High Court against Arnab Goswami and Republic TV over alleged defamatory broadcasts. He has sought an interim injunction to restrain the channel from airing or publishing the disputed content.
The Bombay High Court directed the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Trust and Param Bir Singh to avoid publishing alleged defamatory content against each other. Justice Milind N. Jadhav passed an interim order in a defamation suit seeking damages and injunction.
The Kerala High Court dismissed a quashing plea by editors of the Vellinakshathram website, holding that republishing defamatory statements causing reputational harm can attract criminal liability under Sections 499 and 500 IPC, refusing to quash proceedings sought under Section 482 CrPC.
ANI has filed a defamation suit against YouTuber Mohak Mangal in the Delhi High Court, accusing him of making false claims of extortion and copyright misuse. The suit also includes comedian Kunal Kamra and activist Mohammed Zubair for sharing Mangal’s video, which ANI claims harms its reputation and misuses its trademarks.
