The plea seeks an injunction against further publication of “completely false, erroneous, derogatory and defamatory information” and to remove the “objectionable content” on websites and portals and an unconditional apology for it
By K A Y Dodhiya
PUBLISHED ON JUL 30, 2021 12:17 PM IST
The Bombay high court will hear on Friday a plea by actor Shilpa Shetty seeking to restraint online and print media from publishing allegedly defamatory content about her linked to her husband Raj Kundra’s arrest in connection with a pornography film racket. She has pleaded that media organisations were publishing “incorrect, false, malicious, and defamatory content against her” following Kundra’s arrest and were causing “irreparable harm and damage to her reputation” by sensationalising news to attract viewership.
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The plea seeks an injunction against further publication of “completely false, erroneous, derogatory and defamatory information” and to remove the “objectionable content” on websites and portals and an unconditional apology for it.
Apart from the media organisations, the respondents in Shetty’s plea include Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. In all, 29 entities have been named in the plea.
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