1/1 23 WP.5424.2022.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5424 OF 2022 Poonam Kaur .. Petitioner Versus Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITY) & Ors. .. Respondents … Mr. Asim Sarode (through V.C.) for the Petitioner. Mr. Rui Rodrigues a/w Samita Thakur, for Respondent No. 1. Mr. Kedar Dighe, Addl.G.P. a/w Ms V. R. Raje, AGP, for the Respondent – State. Mr. C. Keswani (through V. C.) i/by Economic Laws Practice, for Respondent No. 3. … CORAM: BHARATI DANGRE & MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED : 28th JANUARY, 2026 P.C:- 1. On being confronted with the reliefs in the Petition, as the Petitioner alleges publication of certain defamatory statements on various social media platforms at the instance of Respondent No. 2, and the Petition seek a restrain order against Respondent No. 2 as well as Respondent Nos. 3, 4 and 5, when we indicated to Mr. Sarode, learned counsel for the Petitioner that the said reliefs cannot be granted in exercise of our writ jurisdiction and the remedy open to him is Cling of a suit in which such restrain order can be sought and even compensation can be prayed for, Mr. Sarode seek withdrawal of the proceedings with liberty to avail such appropriate remedy as is available to the Petitioner in law. The Writ Petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. (MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, J.) (BHARATI DANGRE, J.) Rushikesh RUSHIKESH VISHNU PATIL Digitally signed by RUSHIKESH VISHNU PATIL Date: 2026.02.02 11:58:25 +0530