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Hindustan Times
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
HC orders removal of YouTube videos defaming Girish Mahajan
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has directed two YouTubers to take down six videos which allegedly defamed the state water resources minister and senior BJP leader Girish Mahajan. The court has also restrained the duo from uploading any content related to Mahajan which could be defamatory in nature. The single judge bench of justice Arif Doctor was hearing a defamation suit filed by Mahajan, which alleged that YouTubers Anil Thatte and Shyam Giri had uploaded several videos with false, reckless, and unsubstantiated allegations against the minister. The videos had garnered several views and were widely disseminated to the public at large, the minister claimed. Senior counsel Ravi Kadam, representing Mahajan, submitted that there were six such offending videos – five had been uploaded on the 'Anil Gaganbhedi Thatte' YouTube channel owned by Thatte, while one was uploaded on the 'Mudda Bharat Ka' channel run by Giri. Kadam referred to a video uploaded on April 1, 2025, titled 'How Girsh Mahajan's nights are colourful.' The video spoke about the minister's purported connection with a lady IAS officer, for which he had been reprimanded by a senior union cabinet minister. 'All these statements and insinuations were completely reckless, false and per se defamatory,' Kadam said. A cease-and-desist notice was issued against Thatte on April 10, said Kadam. Yet, he uploaded another defamatory video on his channel on April 14, the lawyer noted. 'It is clear that the intention of the person is only to malign and defame the plaintiff on the basis of completely false, baseless, and reckless statements and insinuations,' he said. Thatte and Giri had scant regard for the law and were hurting Mahajan's goodwill and reputation, the lawyer said. In the order dated May 8, the single judge bench observed that the statements made by Thatte in the videos, as discerned from transcripts, were defamatory. It restrained him and Giri from publishing or circulating any video against Mahajan on any social media platform. It also directed the duo to take down the six offending videos.
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Bombay HC orders 2 YouTubers to delete 'defamatory' videos against BJP minister Girish Mahajan
NEW DELHI: The has directed two YouTubers to remove six videos against Maharashtra Water Resources Minister , stating they were defamatory in nature. The order was passed on May 8 by Justice Arif Doctor, who also restrained the defendants from uploading any further defamatory content against the minister. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Mahajan filed a against Anil Thatte and another person, claiming they made false and unsubstantiated allegations against him. The minister sought interim relief to delete six videos from their YouTube channels. Five of the contested videos were published on the YouTube channel "Anil Gaganbhedi Thatte," operated by YouTuber and journalist Anil Thatte. The sixth video appeared on "Mudda Bharat Ka," run by Shyam Giri. Mahajan's counsel Ravi Kadam argued that the videos contained false statements and insinuations regarding the minister's conduct with a lady IAS officer. The counsel maintained that these statements were completely reckless and defamatory. "The statements made by defendants in the videos as discerned from the transcripts are in my prima facie view per se defamatory," the High Court stated in its order. The court determined that a case for interim relief was justified after reviewing the videos. It ordered the immediate removal of the six videos from YouTube and prohibited the defendants from posting any additional defamatory content about Mahajan. The matter has been scheduled for further hearing on June 20.
