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Delhi High Court Declines Ex-Parte Injunction in Reddy Defamation Suit Over Tirupati Laddu Reports

The judge cited the exceptional threshold for such relief, choosing to hear the publishers before considering any restraint.

Overview

  • Justice Amit Bansal refused an ex-parte ad interim injunction sought by Y. V. Subba Reddy and his wife over media reports on alleged ghee procurement wrongdoing.
  • Summons were issued to the defendants, and the case is listed for hearing on January 29.
  • The court cautioned that any publications made after the order are deemed on notice and could carry legal consequences.
  • The suit names organisations, publishers and writers, including Ushodaya Enterprises, over coverage of the Tirupati laddu adulteration allegations.
  • Allegations about impure ghee in the temple’s prasadam are under a separate Supreme Court-ordered SIT probe.