ANI MEDIA PVT. LTD. vs WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 2nd APRIL, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF: + CS(OS) 524/2024 ANI MEDIA PVT. LTD. .....Plaintiff Through: Mr. Sidhant Kumar, Mr. Om Batra, Mr. Akshit Mago and Ms. Anshika Saxena, Advocates versus WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC & ORS ......Defendants Through: Mr. Jayant Mehta, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Tine Abraham, Mr. Nikhil Narendran, Mr. Vijayendra Pratap Singh, Mr. Abhijnan Jha, Ms. Shivani Rawat, Mr. Thomas J. Vallianeth, Mr. Aayush Marwah, Ms. Shubhangni Jain, Mr. Abhi Udai Singh Gautam, Mr. Bakhshind Singh, Mr. Pranav Tomar, Ms. Jasleen Virk, Ms. Diva Saigal, Advocates for Defendant No.1 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD JUDGMENT I.A. 32611/2024 1. The present Application has been filed by the Plaintiff under Order XXXIX Rule 1 & 2 against the Defendants seeking the following prayers - a. Pass an order against the Defendants, restraining them from posting, publishing, uploading, writing, speaking, distributing and/ or republishing any false, misleading and defamatory content against the Plaintiff on any Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SHAZAAD ZAKIR CS(OS) 524/2024 Page 1 of 61 Signing Date:03.04.2025 21:20:01 platform, including the Platform maintained by Defendant No. 1; b. Pass an injunction against the Defendant No. 1 or its agents or any person acting on its behalf of or under its authority, directing it to remove all false, misleading and defamatory content against the Plaintiff available on its Platform which can tarnish the reputation of the Plaintiff and further restrain its users and administrators from publishing anything defamatory against the Plaintiff on its Platform; c. Pass an order directing the Defendant No. 1, or its agents or any person acting on its behalf of or under its authority