According to LiveLaw, the case stems from a civil suit filed by AEL, which alleged that coordinated publications on platforms including paranjoy.in, adaniwatch.org, and adanifiles.com.au were designed to damage its reputation and disrupt global operations. Named defendants include journalists Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Ravi Nair, Abir Dasgupta, and Ayaskanta Das, along with NGOs such as the Bob Brown Foundation and Dreamscape Network International.

The court noted, as cited by Bar and Bench, there was a “prima facie case” in favour of AEL, emphasising that continued sharing of such reports could cause “incalculable damage” and amount to a media trial. It restrained the defendants from making further unverified statements about the company and allowed AEL to notify additional links for takedown. Intermediaries such as Google, YouTube, and X have also been directed to remove or disable access to flagged material within 36 hours if requested.