Delhi Court Issues Ex-Parte Interim Injunction To Take Down Video Accusing Chhatarpur Guru Ji Of Fraud, Rape

A Delhi Court has recently passed an ex parte ad interim injunction order for removal of a defamatory video on YouTube, claiming that the Chattapur Guruji and his followers were 'fraudsters'. Judge Sachin Mittal of the Saket Court emphasized that defamation is an injury to a person's reputation and that the person has the right to maintain and preserve his reputation unassailed. Therefore, the judge passed the following directions directed;"Defendant no.3/4 are directed to take down/remove/delete within 2 days the URL/videos/photo uploaded/published on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watched?v=kLBu-dsCLew;The defendant no.1 and 2, and their officials, associates, agents, employees, or any other person on their behalf are restrained from publishing/ circulating, directly or indirectly, any defamatory material of the nature, which is the subject matter of the present suit, till the next date of hearing; As the unknown persons, who have been sharing/republishing the impugned video are yet to be identified, and the danger of harm to plaintiff's reputation is so imminent that the very purpose of injunction might be defeated, therefore, all such persons are also restrained from sharing/republishing the impugned video". The trust has approached seeking a permanent injunction as well as damages for defamation against the YouTube Platform and against defendant no 5 John Doe, who had uploaded the said video. The trust claimed that the Guruji had earned enormous goodwill and reputation and submits that on January 15, 2026, a video was uploaded titled, “Jai Guru Ji के भक्त ठगी, बलात्केर, और फ्रॉड में शामिमेंल है ? । Fraud Baba by Neeraj Jha” [Followers of Jai Guruji are fraudsters, rapist and involved in the fraud". It was claimed that the video also used disparaging and defamatory remarks in the title of the video, causing grave harm to the reputation and goodwill of the Guruji.The Judge examined the said video and noted that defamatory terms including “loot”, “thagi”, “fraud baba” and “balatkaar (rape)” were used in the video. The judge held that thumbnail of the video as prima facie defamatory. The judge held, "Defamation is an injury to a person's reputation. Every person has a right to maintain and preserve his reputation un-assailed. The law of defamation protects the reputation. A person's reputation, which is her precious possession, can not always be measured in terms of money". The bench further noted that YouTube is a global platform and the video could be accessed by any person and shared to several thousands by a few clicks. The bench also noted, "The Court is also of the view that the prejudice, which the plaintiff would suffer if the impugned video is allowed to be published/circulated on the internet, would be greater than the one, which would be caused to the defendants, if they are injuncted. The injury to the reputation, being not measurable in terms of money, would be irreparable". Therefore, the court passed the aforementioned directions and directed the plaintiff to file compliance affidavit within 7 days from the date of the order. Case Title: GURUJI KA ASHRAM TRUST v. MOLITICS INFOMEDIA PRIVATE LIMITEDClick here to read/download the Order

Delhi Court Issues Ex-Parte Interim Injunction To Take Down Video Accusing Chhatarpur Guru Ji Of Fraud, Rape

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