Overview

• District Judge Satyabrata Panda at Patiala House Courts issued the order on September 8 in Abhijit Iyer-Mitra’s defamation suit.
• The court found Gargi Rawat liable because her 'like' made the tweet visible on her profile, thereby widening its circulation.
• Damages were fixed at ₹10,000 against a ₹20 lakh claim after the court cited mitigating factors, including the plaintiff’s contentious online record.
• Rawat must delete the post if it still appears on her X profile, with a two-week payment window before 6% annual interest applies.
• The original poster, lawyer Dushyant Arora, previously resolved his role by publicly apologising and admitting the allegation lacked any factual basis.