CNR No.DLST01-044851-2026 Ms. Bansuri Swaraj Vs. Mr. Saurabh Bharadwaj & Ors.

23.04.2026 (10:38 am)

Present:- Sh. Siddhesh Kotwal, Ms. Manya Hasija, Ms. Ana Upadhyay, Sh. Paritosh Kapil and Sh. Shubhansh Patel, Ld. Counsel for the plaintiff.

Sh. Saurabh Guha and Ms. Anupriya Poddar, Ld.

Counsel for plaintiff via video conferencing. Sh. Rishikesh Kumar, Ld. Counsel has filed Vakalatnama on behalf of Defendant no.1 and Memo of Appearance for Defendant no.3 / Aam Aadmi Party.

None for Defendant no.2.

Heard. Perused.

As per reports received, all three defendants were served by e-mail in the afternoon yesterday i.e. 22.04.2026.

Ld. Counsel for the Plaintiff has also filed affidavit of dasti service upon the defendants.

Ld. Counsel for Defendants no.1 and 3 in attendance submits that physical copy with a pendrive containing the video footage was received at 07:30 pm yesterday at office of Defendant no.3. He further submits that reasonable time be granted for filing the reply to interim injunction application of Digitally signed GURVINDER by GURVINDER plaintiff ; whereas the case in hand is not a fit case for grant of interim injunction without taking reply of defendants. Per contra, Ld. Counsel for the Plaintiff vehemently press for prayer for interim relief in the application under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 CPC read with Section 151 CPC submitting that the defendants are continously perpetuating the wrong by circulating and disseminating defamatory contents and if not restrained, it would immensely, adversely prejudice plantiff causing immense harm to her reputation worldwide. Arguments heard at length from Counsel for the Plaintiff and Counsel for Defendants no.1 and 3 ; whereas, none has appeared for Defendant no.2 despite service by email yesterday.

Alleged defamatory content in pendrive placed by the Plaintiff through Counsel in paper book on record has been seen on computer of the Court, by all in attendance.

Put up for orders after lunch.

(Gurvinder Pal Singh)

Principal District & Sessions Judge (South)

Saket Courts, New Delhi (ab)

ORDER

23.04.2026 (After lunch)

Present : None.

I have heard at length the arguments from Counsel for the Plaintiff and Counsel for Defendants no.1 and 3 ; perused Digitally signed the material on record ; precedents relied upon by Counsel for the parties and given my thoughtful consideration to the rival contentions put forth on the facet of prayer for interim relief by the Plaintiff.

BRIEF PARTICULARS OF THE PARTIES TO THE L IS

1. Plaintiff is a distinguished Indian lawyer, parliamentarian.

She is the daughter of the late Smt. Sushma Swaraj, former Union Minister for External Affairs of India, and late Shri. Swaraj Kaushal, former Governor of Mizoram and Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India. Plaintiff comes from a family that has made significant contributions to the fields of law and public service in India, and the Plaintiff, in her own capacity, has contributed to both spheres responsibly. Plaintiff holds distinguished academic credentials. Plaintiff has been in active legal practice as an Advocate for over nineteen (19) years, and was designated as a Senior Advocate by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in 2024. Plaintiff entered active electoral politics in 2024 and was elected as a Member of Parliament to the 18th Lok Sabha from the New Delhi Constituency. Plaintiff serves on the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports; and Digitally signed GURVINDER by GURVINDER Joint Parliamentary Committee on One Nation One Election.

2. Defendant No.1, Mr. Saurabh Bharadwaj, is an Indian politician affiliated with the Defendant No.3. He represented the Greater Kailash Constituency in the Delhi Legislative Assembly for multiple consecutive terms from 2013 to 2025 and served as a Cabinet Minister in successive Delhi Governments. As of date, the Defendant No.1 is the President of the Defendant No.3 (Delhi Unit). The Defenda