IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR WRIT PETITION NO. 25861 OF 2025 (GM-CPC)

BETWEEN:

SRI. SOMASHEKAR JAYARAJ, S/O SRI. C. JAYARAJ AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1529/28, "SOMS", 39^th 'F' CROSS, 4^th 'T' BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 041.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI T. SESHAGIRI RAO, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. M/S GOOGLE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED., NO.03, OLD MADRAS ROAD, SADANANDA NAGAR, BENNAGANA HALLI, Digitally signed by BENGALURU-16 GAVRIBIDANUR REPRESENTED BY ITS SUBRAMANYA GUPTA AUTHORISED OFFICER AND DIRECTOR SREENATH Location: HIGH 2. M/S. META INDIA SERVICES PVT. LTD.

COURT OF REPRESENTED BY ITS KARNATAKA AUTHORISED OFFICER AND DIRECTOR

3. M/S. FACEBOOK INDIA ONLINE SERVICES PVT. LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER AND DIRECTOR

4. INSTAGRAM INC. REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER AND DIRECTOR

5. WHATSAPP INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER AND DIRECTOR RESPONDNET NO.2 AND 3 ARE COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN INDIA, RESPONDENT NO.4 AND 5 ARE COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HOWEVER ALL OF THEM HAVING THEIR CORPORATE OFFICES AT BANGALORE AT MICROSOFT SIGNATURE BUILDING, OFF INTERMEDIATE RING-ROAD, EMBASSY GOLF LINKS BUSINESS PARK, DOMLUR, BENGALURU - 560 071

6. TWITTER INC./X, B, OLD MADRAS ROAD, SADANANDA NAGAR, BENNAGANA HALLI, BENGALURU-16 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER AND DIRECTOR

7. YOUTUBE INDIA, 4TH FLOOR, TOWER - E, RMZ INFINITY, NO.3, SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ROAD, SADANANDA NAGAR, BENNAGANA HALLI, BENGALURU-16 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER AND DIRECTOR

8. THE HINDU, NEWS DAILY, BHAGWAN MAHAVIR ROAD, 19 AND 21, INFANTRY RD, BEHIND INDIAN EXPRESS, SHIVAJI NAGAR, BENGALURU- 560 001.

REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EDITOR

9. THE DECCAN HERALD, NEWS DAILY, REPRESENTED BY IT'S CHIEF EDITOR

10. PRAJAVANI NEWS PAPER, NEWS DAILY, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EDITOR BOTH RESPONDENT NO.9 AND 10 ARE HAVING OFFICE AT

75, MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, SHIVAJI NAGAR, BENGALURU 560 001.

11. UDAYAVANI KANNADA NEWSPAPER, MANIPAL CENTRE MANIPAL CENTRE, 201. 2ND FLOOR, UDAYA VANI, NORTH BLOCK, 47, DICKENSON RD.

BENGALURU 560 042 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EDITOR

12. ASIANET SUVARNA NEWS, NO.36, CRESCENT RD, OPP. MALLIGE HOSPITAL, MADHAVA NAGAR, GANDHI NAGAR, BENGALURU 560 001 REPRESENTED BY IT'S CHIEF EDITOR

13. TV9 KANNADA AND NEWS 9 KANNADA AND ENGLISH NEWS, (HEAD OFFICE)

CIVIL STATION, 13, RHENIUS ST, RICHMOND TOWN, BENGALURU 560 025 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EDITOR

14. POWER TV NEWS, NO.7, 1ST PHASE, 11TH MAIN, MATHIKERE MAIN ROAD, 1ST STAGE, GOKUL EXTENSION, YESHWANTHAPURA, BENGALURU 560 054, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EDITOR

15. M/S E-TV KANNADA NEWS CHANNEL, NEWS 18 KANNADA, KCN BHAVAN, YAMUNA BHAI BHAVANA, MADHAVA NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 001.

REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EDITOR

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17. ETV BHARAT A DIVISION OF USHODAYA ENTERPRISES PVT LTD, RAMOJI FILM CITY, R.R. DISTRICT, HYDERABAD - 501 512 TELANGANA MAIL:CONTACTUS@ETVBHARAT.COM

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INFO@SAKSHI.COM

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21. THE TIMES OF INDIA #135/1, RESIDENCY ROAD, SHANTHALA NAGAR, ASHOK NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 025. 22. KANNADA PRABHA MR. PRASAD SN, ASSISTANT EDITOR OF KANNADAPRABHA.COM, EXPRESS NETWORK PRIVATE LIMITED, EXPRESS BUILDING, NO.1, QUEEN'S ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001.

EMAIL :KPONLINE@KANNADAPRABHA.COM

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