Overview

• Delhi High Court questioned territorial jurisdiction and said the plaint was not maintainable on current pleadings, granting time to file amendments.
• The suit names Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix along with intermediaries X, Google, Meta and RPG Lifestyle Media.
• Wankhede seeks a permanent injunction and Rs 2 crore in damages, which he says would be donated to Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital.
• The petition objects to a scene showing a middle-finger gesture after the slogan “Satyamev Jayate,” alleging a violation of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act and citing the IT Act and BNS.
• The case arises from the 2021 Cordelia raid that led to Aryan Khan’s arrest; the NCB later found no evidence, and the series debuted on Netflix on September 18 as Aryan Khan’s directorial launch.