- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39792 WP No. 25861 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR WRIT PETITION NO. 25861 OF 2025 (GM-CPC) BETWEEN: SRI. SOMASHEKAR JAYARAJ, S/O SRI. C. JAYARAJ AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1529/28, "SOMS", 39th 'F' CROSS, 4th 'T' BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 041. …PETITIONER (BY SRI T. SESHAGIRI RAO, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. M/S GOOGLE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED., NO.03, OLD MADRAS ROAD, SADANANDA NAGAR, BENNAGANA HALLI, BENGALURU-16 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER AND DIRECTOR 2. M/S. META INDIA SERVICES PVT. LTD. REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER AND DIRECTOR 3. M/S. FACEBOOK INDIA ONLINE SERVICES PVT. LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER Digitally signed by GAVRIBIDANUR SUBRAMANYA GUPTA SREENATH Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39792 WP No. 25861 of 2025 AND DIRECTOR 4. INSTAGRAM INC. REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER AND DIRECTOR 5. WHATSAPP INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER AND DIRECTOR RESPONDNET NO.2 AND 3 ARE COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN INDIA, RESPONDENT NO.4 AND 5 ARE COMPANIES INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HOWEVER ALL OF THEM HAVING THEIR CORPORATE OFFICES AT BANGALORE AT MICROSOFT SIGNATURE BUILDING, OFF INTERMEDIATE RING-ROAD, EMBASSY GOLF LINKS BUSINESS PARK, DOMLUR, BENGALURU - 560 071 6. TWITTER INC./X, B, OLD MADRAS ROAD, SADANANDA NAGAR, BENNAGANA HALLI, BENGALURU-16 REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED OFFICER AND DIRECTOR 7. YOUTUBE INDIA, 4TH FLOOR, TOWER - E, RMZ INFINITY, NO.3, SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ROAD, SADANANDA NAGAR, BENNAGANA HALLI, BENGALURU-16 REPRESENTED BY ITS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39792 WP No. 25861 of 2025 AUTHORISED OFFICER AND DIRECTOR 8. THE HINDU, NEWS DAILY, BHAGWAN MAHAVIR ROAD, 19 AND 21, INFANTRY RD, BEHIND INDIAN EXPRESS, SHIVAJI NAGAR, BENGALURU- 560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EDITOR 9. THE DECCAN HERALD, NEWS DAILY, REPRESENTED BY IT'S CHIEF EDITOR 10. PRAJAVANI NEWS PAPER, NEWS DAILY, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EDITOR BOTH RESPONDENT NO.9 AND 10 ARE HAVING OFFICE AT 75, MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD, SHIVAJI NAGAR, BENGALURU 560 001. 11. UDAYAVANI KANNADA NEWSPAPER, MANIPAL CENTRE MANIPAL CENTRE, 201. 2ND FLOOR, UDAYA VANI, NORTH BLOCK, 47, DICKENSON RD. BENGALURU 560 042 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EDITOR 12. ASIANET SUVARNA NEWS, NO.36, CRESCENT RD, OPP. MALLIGE HOSPITAL, MADHAVA NAGAR, GANDHI NAGAR, BENGALURU 560 001 REPRESENTED BY IT'S CHIEF EDITOR - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39792 WP No. 25861 of 2025 13. TV9 KANNADA AND NEWS 9 KANNADA AND ENGLISH NEWS, (HEAD OFFICE) CIVIL STATION, 13, RHENIUS ST, RICHMOND TOWN, BENGALURU 560 025 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EDITOR 14. POWER TV NEWS, NO.7, 1ST PHASE, 11TH MAIN, MATHIKERE MAIN ROAD, 1ST STAGE, GOKUL EXTENSION, YESHWANTHAPURA, BENGALURU 560 054, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EDITOR 15. 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IB TIMES NO.2, 8TH A MAIN ROAD, ASHWATH NAGAR, SAMPANGI RAMA NAGARA, SAMPANGIRAM NAGAR, - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39792 WP No. 25861 of 2025 BENGALURU, KARNATAKA - 560 027. 36. BANGALORE MIRROR, NO.17, 9TH FLOOR, DU PARC TRINITY. OPPOSITE VIJAYA BANK, NEAR TRINITY CHURCH, MG ROAD, TRINITY CIRCLE, BANGALORE - 560 008. 37. COUNTRY AND POLITICS .IN A-213, SHANTI GOPAL CHAMBER, 3RD FLOOR, SHAKARPUR, VIKAS MARG DELHI-110092. 38. JOHN DOE @ THE PLURALISTS PULSE - X TWITTER. 39. JOHN DOE @ KANNADA TOP NEWS KANNADA DIGITAL CHANNEL 40. JOHN DOE @ NEWS KARNATAKA KANNADA DIGITAL CHANNEL. 41. JOHN DOE @ GURURAJ ANJAN TWITTER. 42. JOHN DOE @ PUBLIC TV ENGLISH ENGLISH DIGITAL CHANNEL. …RESPONDENTS THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR ORDER IN O.S.NO.4999/2025 MODIFYING THE ORDER DATED 16.07.2025 ONE PASSED BY THE XIV ADDL. CITY CIVIL JUDGE, BENGALURU FOUND AT ANNEXURE -A AND CONSEQUENTLY - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39792 WP No. 25861 of 2025 ALLOW THE APPLICATION MADE BY THE PETITIONER IN IA NO. 1/25 BEFORE THE TRIAL COURT FOUND AT ANNEXURE-C TO THE WP IN ITS ENTIRETY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that she has already preferred first appeal, aggrieved by the impugned order. Hence, seeks for withdrawal of the petition. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) JUDGE RCK List No.: 2 Sl No.: 40