SHAZIA ILMI vs RAJDEEP SARDESAI & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 13th November, 2024 Date of Decision: 4th April, 2025 + CS(OS) 632/2024 SHAZIA ILMI .....Plaintiff Through: Ms. Natasha Garg and Mr. Thakur Ankit Singh, Advocates versus RAJDEEP SARDESAI & ORS. .....Defendants Through: Mr. Hrishikesh Baruah, Mr. Anurag Mishra, Advocates for D-1 Mr. Hrishikesh Baruah, Mr. Anurag Mishra, Mr. Utkarsh Dwivedi, Ms. Mashu Bishnoi, Advocates for D-2 and D-12 Mr. Varun Pathak, Mr. Yash Karunakaran and Mr. Tanuj Sharma, Advocates for D-4 (Through VC) Mr. Sauhard Alung, Advocate for D-5 % CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA JUDGMENT MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J: I.A. No. 36026/2024 1. The present application has been filed by the Plaintiff under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 read with Section 151 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC), seeking interim injunction against the Defendants. Signature Not Verified CS(OS) 632/2024 Signed By:HEMANT PRATAP SINGH Page 1 of 42 Signing Date:04.04.2025 13:15:10 2. This Court vide order dated 13.08.2024 had passed an ad-interim injunction directing Defendant No. 1 to take down the impugned video1 from his personal X handle pending adjudication of the captioned application. Similarly, Defendant Nos. 6 to 10 were also directed to take down the impugned video from their respective social media platform, handles and websites, until the final disposal of the captioned application. Further the Defendant No.4 was directed to take down the impugned video uploaded on its platform. By this judgment, this Court will now proceed to finally decide the captioned application. 3. The underlying suit has been filed by the Plaintiff seeking inter alia relief of permanent injunction against the Defendants, thereby restraining them from making, publishing, c