Overview
- The court on Thursday referred the Rs. 2 crore defamation suit by anchor Anjana Om Kashyap and TV Today Network against educator Faisal Khan (Khan Sir) and others to mediation and appointed Senior Advocate Rajshekar Rao as mediator.
- Plaintiffs seek deletion of specified disparaging online comments, including Hindi epithets like "bikau patrakar," "dalaali," and "fake news dukaan," that followed a televised NEET debate in which Kashyap criticised so‑called "star teachers."
- Justice Tushar Rao Gedela gave oral directions to remove posts that disclosed the school of Kashyap's children, and counsel for Khan Sir agreed to take down that disclosure during the hearing.
- The suit names other educators and social accounts such as Abhinay Sharma, Babita Tyagi, Arvind Bhadauriya, and the 4PM News Network, and the court listed the matter for July 9 to review mediation outcomes.
- The case highlights how large online followings can amplify disputes between broadcast journalists and commercial educators and shows the Delhi High Court steering parties toward mediation and interim privacy protections to limit reputational and safety risks.