Overview
- Justice Mini Pushkarna ordered that the plaint be registered, issued summons to Arnab Goswami and Republic TV, and declined interim relief at this stage.
- The court sought written statements within 30 days and replies on the interim injunction application within four weeks, listing the next hearing for May 19.
- The Congress party seeks about Rs 2 crore in damages, alleging reputational harm from a claim that it operated an office in Istanbul.
- Fact-checks identified the building shown as the Istanbul Congress Centre, and Republic TV issued a public apology attributing the image to a digital desk error after the live show.
- An FIR filed last May against Goswami and BJP IT chief Amit Malviya over the same claim remains under a Karnataka High Court stay on further investigation.