ORDER :

Krishna Rao, J.

1. Plaintiff has filed the present application for grant of interim order against the defendants. The plaintiff is the Governor of the State of West Bengal and is Constitutional Authority. The defendant no. 1 is the Chief Minister of the State of West Bengal and Chairperson of the All India Trinamool Congress. The defendant nos. 2 and 3 are the newly elected members of West Bengal State Legislative Assembly. The defendant no. 4 is the member of the All India Trinamool Congress.

2. Mr. Dhiraj Trivedi, Learned Advocate representing the plaintiff submits that the defendant no.1 made a defamatory statement in “Indian Express” at pages 1 & 2 and the “Times of India” at page 6 and “The Hindu” at page 1 on 28th June, 2024 against the plaintiff.

3. Mr. Trivedi submits that the similar defamatory statement made by the defendant no. 2 in the “Indian Express” at page nos. 1 and 2 on 28th June, 2024 against the plaintiff.

4. He submits that defendant no. 4 has made defamatory statement in Bengali newspaper, namely, “Khabar 365 Din” at page 3 dated 29th June, 2024 against the plaintiff. He submits that apart from the defamatory statement made by the defendant no. 4 in the new