Overview
- Netflix argued the show is satire and dark comedy, telling the judge a one‑and‑a‑half‑minute scene cannot justify an interim gag in a defamation suit.
- Counsel for Netflix said malice must be proven at trial and that interlocutory relief is inappropriate given the legal threshold for defamation.
- The judge listed the case for December 2 to hear Wankhede’s rejoinder and sought written submissions, with no interim takedown ordered.
- Red Chillies earlier contended the suit amounts to forum shopping, said Delhi lacks jurisdiction, and maintained the series is fictional and not a depiction of the Cordelia cruise case.
- Wankhede seeks removal of the series and ₹2 crore in damages to be donated to Tata Memorial, alleging a targeted portrayal and citing a scene he says offends the National Emblem statute.