LAKSHMI MURDESHWAR PURI vs SAKET GOKHALE & ANR.

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$- * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV + CS(OS) 300/2021 LAKSHMI MURDESHWAR PURI S/O SH.DAMODHARAN VAIDHYAN R/O 195, GAUTAM NAGAR, NEW DELHI-110049 ....PLAINTIFF (Through: Mr. Maninder Singh, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Meghna Mishra, Ms. Palak Sharma and Mr. Rohit Kumar, Advocates.) Versus 1. SAKET GOKHALE S/0. SUIT AS GOKHALE 502, VIRAL, SAI KRUPA COMPLEX THANE-401104, MAHARASHTRA. ....DEFENDANT NO.1 (Through: Mr. Amarjit Singh Bedi and Mr. Harsha Vinoy, Advocates.) 2. XCORP. THROUGH RESIDENT GRIEVANCE OFFICER MR. VINAY PRAKASH 4TH FLOOR, THE ESTATE, 121 DICKENSON ROAD, BANGALORE 560 042 ALSO AT:- 1355 MARKET ST #900 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94103 UNITED STATES ....DEFENDANT NO.2 (Through: None.) Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRIYA Signed Signing Date:03.05.2025 By:PURUSHAINDRA 16:34:40 1 KUMAR KAURAV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ % Reserved on: 16.04.2025 Pronounced on: 02.05.2025 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JUDGMENT I.A. 5123/2025 (filed by defendant No.1 seeking condonation of 184 days’ delay in filing of I.A. 5122/2025) I.A. 5122/2025 (filed by defendant No.1 seeking recall of ex-parte judgment and decree dated 01.07.2024) The present suit was decreed ex parte in favour of the plaintiff/non- applicant and against the applicant/defendant No.1 vide judgment and decree dated 01.07.2024, whereby, this Court had directed defendant No.1 to publish an apology in the terms specified by the Court on his Twitter handle, from which the offending tweets were made, within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of the judgment. The said apology was further directed to remain published on the