A.N. VENUGOPALA GOWDA, J.

1. An ad-interim exparte order of temporary injunction granted in O.S. No. 336 of 2013 on 09.01.2013 by the VIII Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bangalore, has been questioned in this writ petition.

2. The respondent/plaintiff is working as a Judicial Member in Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, South Zonal Branch (Bangalore). The petitioner/ defendant is the Editor, Printer and Publisher of Excise Law Times, Central Publication Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi 110003. Suit has been instituted for granting of the following reliefs:–

(a) MANDATORY INJUNCTION commanding the Defendant to tender unqualified apology to the plaintiff for having published defamatory matter captioned "E.L.T. Bureau Adds" on pages A85 and A86 of "Tit-Bits/News & Views" section of Excise Law Times Vol. 280 Part 3 dated 18th June, 2012, and to publish such apology in Excise Law Times conspicuously.

(b) PERMANENT INJUNCTION restraining the defendant, his employees, concerns, companies, agents or any person claiming through or under the defendant from printing, publishing or spreading in any manner whatsoever, whether in Excise Law Times or otherwise, any defamatory state