Overview

• The judge said the request to restrain specific hashtags would be taken up at the next hearing on September 24.
• Counsel for Joy Crizildaa argued her speech should not be curtailed and said the claimed losses were raised only orally and must be set out in writing.
• The company told the court that hashtags in her posts divert users searching for its menu to disparaging content, causing reputational damage and cancellations.
• The court directed the registry to number a separate personality‑rights suit filed by director Madhampatty Rangaraj and list it alongside the company’s case.
• Crizildaa has publicly asserted marriage to Rangaraj and lodged a police complaint on August 29, which her counsel referenced during the hearing.