https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=752005 The SC set aside both trial court and HC orders granting ex-parte interim injunction directing takedown of allegedly defamatory article within a week and restraining publication on any platform. The Court held that while appellate courts typically don't interfere with interim relief, intervention is warranted when discretion is exercised arbitrarily or settled principles are ignored. Both lower courts failed to properly apply the three-fold test for injunctions, merely recording it as a "mantra" without factual evaluation. Given the impact on constitutionally protected free speech rights in defamation proceedings against media platforms, the unreasoned ex-parte orders necessitated interference and were consequently set aside. en-us Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 01 May 2024 19:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=752005 The SC set aside both trial court and HC orders granting ex-parte interim injunction directing takedown of allegedly defamatory article within a week and restraining publication on any platform. The Court held that while appellate courts typically don't interfere with interim relief, intervention is warranted when discretion is exercised arbitrarily or settled principles are ignored. Both lower courts failed to properly apply the three-fold test for injunctions, merely recording it as a "mantra" without factual evaluation. Given the impact on constitutionally protected free speech rights in defamation proceedings against media platforms, the unreasoned ex-parte orders necessitated interference and were consequently set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=752005