Censorship – Social Media

In a significant relief for film-maker Karan Johar, a Mumbai Sessions court on Monday restrained YouTuber Ajey Nagar, better known as CarryMinati, talent manager Deepak Char and others from publishing or circulating allegedly defamatory content against him on social media platforms.

The order was passed by the court of Principal Sessions Judge PG Bhonsale while hearing a civil suit filed by Johar through Apoorva Mehta, CEO of Dharma Productions.

Advocates Pradeep Gandhi and Parag Khandar, appearing for Johar, told the court that the social media influencers had made defamatory statements in videos uploaded on YouTube.

“The statements are so vulgar and abusive that they immediately needs to be taken down,” Gandhi argued, urging the court to intervene without delay.

The suit claimed that the content not only harmed Johar’s reputation but continued to circulate widely across platforms.

Advocates Vikas Khera and Amit Kukreja, representing Nagar, countered that the videos in question had already been taken down. They argued that once the content had been removed, there was no surviving cause for Johar to approach the court.

However, Gandhi responded that the matter did not end with the removal of the original uploads.