On Friday, the Bombay high court will hear actor Shilpa Shetty’s request that internet and print media refrain from posting potentially defamatory information about her in connection with her husband Raj Kundra’s arrest in a pornographic film racket.
She claims that following Kundra’s arrest, media outlets published “incorrect, false, malicious, and defamatory information about her” and caused “irreparable loss and damage to her reputation” by sensationalising news to attract viewers.
The plea seeks an injunction against further publication of “completely false, erroneous, derogatory and defamatory information” and to remove the “objectionable content” on websites and portals and an unconditional apology for it.
Apart from the media organisations, the respondents in Shetty’s plea include Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. In all, 29 entities have been named in the plea.
