Delhi High Court to review defamation case involving ANI's wikipedia page
- Case Name: ANI Media Private Limited vs. Wikimedia Foundation Inc & Ors
- Judge(s): Justice Subramonium Prasad
The Delhi High Court will examine articles from The Ken and The Caravan, which ANI claims led to defamatory edits on its Wikipedia page. ANI seeks an injunction under Order 39, Rules 1 and 2 of the CPC.
Justice Prasad will assess whether the content violates defamation laws and balance free speech under Article 19(1)(a) of the Indian Constitution. ANI's lawyer cited Khawar Butt v. Asif Nazar Mir regarding republication, while Wikipedia's lawyer argued that the material had been in the public domain for years.
The court's judgment is reserved.
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