Bloomberg Television Production ... vs Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited

insc-2024-255 Supreme Court of India 22 March 2024 • Civil Appeal No 4602 of 2024 • 9 min read

Judges (3)

Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud Delivered J.B. Pardiwala Coram Manoj Misra Coram

Parties (2)

Bloomberg Television Production Services India Private Limited Appellant Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited Respondent

Case Significance

Bloomberg Television Production ... vs Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited is a Supreme Court of India decision dated March 22, 2024 (citation: insc-2024-255). Bloomberg challenged an ex-parte takedown order by a trial court and its affirmation by the Delhi High Court regarding an investigative article about Zee Entertainment. The Supreme Court set aside both orders, finding neither court applied proper judicial mind to the three-fold test for injunctions (prima facie case, balance of convenience, irreparable injury), with the trial judge merely reciting the test as a mantra without analyzing the facts. The Court laid down parameters for interim inj The bench comprised Justices Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. The judgment was delivered by Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud.

Summary

Bloomberg challenged an ex-parte takedown order by a trial court and its affirmation by the Delhi High Court regarding an investigative article about Zee Entertainment. The Supreme Court set aside both orders, finding neither court applied proper judicial mind to the three-fold test for injunctions (prima facie case, balance of convenience, irreparable injury), with the trial judge merely reciting the test as a mantra without analyzing the facts. The Court laid down parameters for interim injunctions in defamation cases against media, emphasizing press freedom.

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