King Stubb & Kasiva (KSK) has successfully secured an ad interim ex parte temporary injunction on behalf of its client, Clap Entertainment (represented by its Proprietor, Pedamallu Chiranjeevi), before the Hon’ble CCH8 XI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, in a significant matter concerning protection against defamatory and malicious content relating to the upcoming film Jetlee (Case No. O.S./0003098/2026, CNR No. KABC010121302026).
The Hon’ble Court, after hearing the Plaintiff and carefully perusing the pleadings and documents on record, was pleased to grant an ad interim ex parte temporary injunction restraining the defendants, including X Corp and other platforms, from publishing, circulating, sharing, hosting, streaming, or in any other manner communicating any false, defamatory, derogatory, malicious, unverified or harmful content, including challenging feedback, trolling, false narratives, personal attacks, reaction videos, community polls, boycott campaigns or similar material – relating to the Plaintiff’s film Jetlee.
The Court further directed the defendants to de-index, de-reference and render non-searchable all existing defamatory content and any substantially similar future links/URLs across search engines and internal platform searches, thereby ensuring the permanent suppression of such material. The defendants were additionally directed to block defamatory or orchestrated negative responses and manipulated ratings on social media platforms, websites, and movie booking/rating portals, and were restrained from exploiting any photographs, clips, or footage from the film for defamatory, malicious or similar improper purposes.
The Court observed that the Plaintiff had established a prima facie case, that the balance of convenience lay in its favour, and that in the absence of interim protection, the Plaintiff would suffer irreparable harm – thereby justifying the grant of urgent relief. The Court further directed the Plaintiff to comply with the provisions of Order XXXIX Rule 3(a) of the CPC.
This order reinforces the critical need to protect creative works, particularly in the digital ecosystem, from orchestrated rating manipulation, artificial bulk-based ticket feedback, coordinated down-ranking campaigns, and other activities intended to distort, diminish, or misrepresent the public perception and reception of a film prior to its release.
The KSK Team
The matter was led and argued by Mr. Navod Prasannan (Partner), who helmed the proceedings on behalf of the Plaintiff. The KSK team advising on the matter comprised:
- Mr. Navod Prasannan (Partner)
- Mr. Rahul Mehta (Partner)
- Mr. Arpit Choudhury (Partner)
- Mr. Krunal Mehta (Associate Partner)
- Ms. Mehak Chaichani (Associate)
- Ms. Akalya Ravichandran (Associate)
- Ms. Karen Koya (Associate)
This order marks an important milestone in safeguarding the creative and commercial interests of film producers and distributors against the growing menace of coordinated digital defamation campaigns. The matter is next listed before the Hon’ble Court on 07-08-2026 for return of summons issued to defendants
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