Delhi High Court Directs Tamil Media Outlet To Take Down 'Defamatory' Content Against Sadhguru's Isha Foundation

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed Tamil media outlet Nakkheeran Publications to delete and take down defamatory content against Sadhguru's Isha Foundation.

Justice Subramonium Prasad also dismissed the application filed by the publication under Order 7 Rule 11 of CPC for rejection of the defamation suit filed by Isha Foundation.

“Order 7 Rule 11 dismissed. Directed to bring it all down,” the judge said while pronouncing the verdict.

In 2024, Isha Foundation filed a defamation suit against Nakkheeran Publications before the Delhi High Court, claiming that some of its content maligned the Foundation's reputation. The suit demanded Rs.3 crores as damages.

Subsequently, Nakkheeran Publications filed a transfer petition before the Supreme Court, seeking transfer of the defamation case from Delhi to Chennai. Isha Foundation then filed an application in Nakkheeran's transfer petition seeking to restrain publication of any defamatory content by it.

In July 2025, the Supreme Court had asked the Foundation to agitate its plea before the High Court seeking injunction against the publication.

It had also allowed Nakkheeran to raise its contentions in an application under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC (for rejection of the plaint filed by Isha Foundation). The High Court was requested to take up the applications filed by the parties at the earliest.

Title: Isha Foundation v. Google LLC & Ors