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DELHI HIGH COURT
RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW
Sasikala Pushpa – Appellant
Versus
Facebook India – Respondent
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| 1. actionable defamation claims involve reputational harm. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. intermediaries can claim protection from liability under it act. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. court observations highlight necessity of identifying parties. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 12) |
| 4. right to privacy must be balanced against public interest. (Para 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 5. plaintiff failed to prove case for defamation. (Para 24) |
JUDGMENT
1. This suit, though instituted on 29th September, 2016, as existing now vide amended plaint dated 30th October, 2018, has been instituted against (i) Facebook Inc., (ii) Google LLC, (iii) YouTube LLC, (iv) Union of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and (v) Union of India, Department of Telecommunications, for (a) permanent injunction restraining not only the defendants but other persons from publishing, broadcasting, distributing or disseminating in any form whatsoever any defamatory material `including the purported photographs/video/audio messages referred to in the plaint, relating to or arising from, in connection with any alleged acts or behavior relatable to the plaintiff; and, (b) mandatory injunction directing the defendants and all others to remove/delete the
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