WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC vs ANI MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 8th April, 2025 FAO(OS) 41/2025 WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC .....Appellant Through: Mr. Akhil Sibal, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Tine Abraham, Mr. Vijayendra Pratap Singh, Ms. Shivani Rawat, Mr. Thomas J. Vallianeth, Mr.Abhijnan Jha, Ms. Shubhangni Jain, Mr. Bakhshind Singh, Mr.Pranav Tomar, Mr. Krishnesh Bapat, Advocates. versus ANI MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sidhant Kumar, Mr. Akshit Mago, Mr. Om Batra and Ms. Anshika Saxena, Advocates. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CM APPLs. 20471-73/2025 (for exemptions) 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Applications are disposed of. CM APPL. 20470/2025 & FAO(OS) 41/2025 Background: 3. The present appeal has been filed on behalf of the Appellant- Wikimedia Foundation Inc. inter alia, challenging the impugned order dated 2nd April, 2025 in CS (OS) 524/2024 titled, ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. Wikimedia Foundation Inc. & Ors., by which the ld. Single Judge has 24. According to the aforementioned decision of this Court, 'Single Publication Rule' only applies