Overview
- Civil Judge Amit A. Laulkar restrained Kamaal Rashid Khan from publishing or circulating fresh defamatory statements about Vashu Bhagnani.
- The order requires KRK to delete or withdraw the allegations identified in Bhagnani’s petition.
- The court said free speech cannot breach another person’s privacy or public image and found prima facie harm to Bhagnani’s reputation.
- A demand for an unconditional apology was declined at this stage, with such relief left for consideration after evidence at trial.
- KRK disputed the claims as frivolous and said his remarks were film criticism and trade analysis rather than personal attacks.