Nirmaljit Singh Narula v. Yashwant Singh
(2012) 132 DRJ 370
In the High Court of Delhi
IA 10017/2012 in CS(OS) 1518/2012
Before Justice Kailash Gambhir
Decided on September 14, 2012

Relevancy of the case: Injunction against the defendants for publishing defamatory content about the plaintiff on their website.

Statutes and Provisions Involved

• The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Section 79)
• The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules, 2011
• The Constitution of India, 1950 (Article 19)

Relevant Facts of the Case

• The petitioner, a spiritual guru and guide, has filed for an injunction against the defendants.
• The petitioner has alleged that the defendants authored and/or published around 80 defamatory articles on their website.
• It is alleged that the petitioner’s reputation has been tarnished due to these actions.
• Star News Channel also discussed those articles which led to a similar defamation suit against the channel.
• In these articles, the defendants accuse the petitioner of having engaged in black marketing tickets, asking for donations, etc.
• The petitioner sent a notice to the defendants under various provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules, 2011.

Opinion of the Bench

• The court granted an injunction that would restrict the defendants in writing and publishing any defamatory content against the petitioner.
• The bench also restrained and expected the petitioner to not give illogical solutions to his devotees but teach them how to improve their lives.

Final Decision

• The petition stands disposed of.

This case summary has been prepared by Shubhangi Gehlot, an undergraduate student of the Law Faculty, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, during her internship with The Cyber Blog India in May/June 2o21.