Overview
- - The division bench, which ruled Monday, directed a fast hearing before the single judge on April 23 and gave appellant Kunal Shukla one week to file his reply.
- - The March 17 injunction ordering removal of posts in India that link Himayani Puri to Jeffrey Epstein stays in effect while any global takedown question remains pending.
- - Puri’s defamation suit seeks Rs 10 crore, takedowns, and an apology, alleging a coordinated online campaign and naming journalists, major platforms, government bodies, and unidentified users.
- - Shukla argues the order is a blanket pre-trial gag and says his posts posed questions based on public documents, including regulatory filings, international reports, and material from Epstein investigations.
- - The bench declined to comment on the merits and told both sides to contest the issues before the single judge without relying on any prior observations.