Mr Vinay Maheshwari vs Mr. Manoj Manchu & Ors.

ik-30126493 Delhi High Court 24 December 2024 • 25 min read

Judges (1)

Counsel (9)

Aditya Gupta Counsel Defendant Amit Bajaj Counsel Defendant Asavari Jain Counsel Defendant Aslam Ahmad Counsel Plaintiff Avinash Kumar Sharma Counsel Plaintiff J. Sai Deepak Counsel Plaintiff Komal Sharma Counsel Plaintiff Neha Khanduri Counsel Plaintiff Rohit Jain Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (4)

Google LLC Defendant HT Media Ltd. Defendant Manoj Manchu Defendant Vinay Maheshwari Plaintiff

Case Significance

Mr Vinay Maheshwari vs Mr. Manoj Manchu & Ors. is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 24, 2024 (citation: ik-30126493). A media professional with a 27-year career filed a defamation suit seeking permanent injunction against multiple defendants including Google LLC and HT Media Ltd. for publishing and hosting allegedly defamatory content online. The plaintiff sought ad-interim ex-parte injunction under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 CPC. The Court issued summons and notice to the defendants, directing written statements within 30 days, and listed the matter for completion of pleadings. The case was heard by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.

Summary

A media professional with a 27-year career filed a defamation suit seeking permanent injunction against multiple defendants including Google LLC and HT Media Ltd. for publishing and hosting allegedly defamatory content online. The plaintiff sought ad-interim ex-parte injunction under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 CPC. The Court issued summons and notice to the defendants, directing written statements within 30 days, and listed the matter for completion of pleadings.

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