Overview

• Justice Manoj Jain issued notice to Mahua Moitra on Jai Anant Dehadrai’s petition challenging a Saket court order that bars publicising the proceedings.
• The bench encouraged the parties to pursue an out-of-court resolution to their dispute over custody of a Rottweiler named Henry.
• Until the next hearing, the High Court directed compliance with the existing trial court directions and preservation of the status quo.
• Dehadrai argues the restraint violates his constitutional right to free speech, citing Delhi High Court precedent limiting gag orders.
• The trial court had earlier restrained publicity of Moitra’s shared-custody suit and, after a post on X, issued an ex-parte injunction that led Dehadrai to remove the post under protest.