Overview

• The Bombay High Court on July 11, 2025, rejected Dnyandev Wankhede’s contempt petition alleging Nawab Malik breached his court assurance.
• A bench of Justices MS Sonak and Jitendra Jain ruled that Malik’s social media posts did not violate his undertaking, which was confined to the pendency of the defamation suit.
• Wankhede’s underlying defamation suit was dismissed over unresolved registry objections, causing Malik’s undertaking to lapse.
• Malik had tendered an unconditional apology in December 2021 for willfully breaching his assurance but maintained that he could comment on alleged political misuse of central agencies.
• The court granted Wankhede leave to seek restoration of the defamation suit and pursue any alternative legal remedies.