https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=752005 Ex parte interim injunctions in defamation suits affecting journalistic speech require a reasoned application of the prima facie case, balance of convenience, and irreparable injury tests, with heightened caution against prior restraint. The court must also consider whether the publication is alleged to be malicious or palpably false, and whether urgent refusal would cause greater injustice. An order that merely recites conclusions without analysing the factual basis or necessity for restraint is an unreasoned curb on speech and cannot stand. The impugned injunctive orders were set aside and the injunction request was remitted for fresh consideration after hearing both sides. 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 Ex parte interim injunctions in defamation suits affecting journalistic speech require a reasoned application of the prima facie case, balance of convenience, and irreparable injury tests, with heightened caution against prior restraint. The court must also consider whether the publication is alleged to be malicious or palpably false, and whether urgent refusal would cause greater injustice. An order that merely recites conclusions without analysing the factual basis or necessity for restraint is an unreasoned curb on speech and cannot stand. The impugned injunctive orders were set aside and the injunction request was remitted for fresh consideration after hearing both sides. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=752005