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Delhi High Court Orders Nakkheeran to Take Down Content on Isha Foundation, Dismisses Plea to Junk Suit

The interim ruling keeps Isha's Rs 3 crore defamation case alive.

Overview

  • Justice Subramonium Prasad directed the Tamil outlet to delete allegedly defamatory articles and videos about the foundation.
  • The court rejected Nakkheeran’s application under Order 7 Rule 11 of the Civil Procedure Code seeking rejection of Isha’s plaint.
  • Isha filed the suit in 2024 alleging the magazine maligned it, including by suggesting people were held at its premises, a claim aired despite an October 2024 Supreme Court order closing a related habeas petition after two women affirmed they stayed voluntarily.
  • Google and YouTube remain parties to address online availability of the disputed material on search and video platforms.
  • The Supreme Court in July 2025 told Isha to pursue its injunction before the High Court and allowed Nakkheeran to raise Order 7 Rule 11 contentions, with final liability and damages still to be decided.