Indusind Bank Limited v. Rahul Magan And ANR

901.LPETN.57.2020.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION LEAVE PETITION NO. 57 OF 2020 IN SUIT (LODGING) NO. 303 OF 2020 Indusind Bank Limited

...Petitioner/Plaintiff

Versus

Rahul Magan & Anr.

...Respondents/Defendants

***  Mr. Srinivas Chatti and Ms. Pragya Chandak i/b Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, for Petitioner.

SHRIKANT SHRINIVAS MALANI SHRIKANT SHRINIVAS MALANI Date: 2023.08.11 12:36:15 +0530 *** CORAM : MANISH PITALE, J DATE : 10th AUGUST, 2023 P. C. :

1.

Heard, learned Counsel for the Petitioner.

2.

By this Leave Petition filed under Clause XII of the Letters Patent, the Petitioner is seeking leave to file the accompanying suit, which is a suit for defamation filed against the Respondents herein. 3.

It is submitted that although the Respondents are located in Delhi, the allegedly defamatory posts were placed on social media platforms Facebook and Tiktok, which could be viewed and accessed in Mumbai, within the jurisdiction of this Court and it is further stated that the Petitioner is a listed company located at Mumbai. 4.

This Court has perused the contents of the petition, as well as the plaint. Considering the specific pleadings in paragraph no. Shrikant Malani

901.LPETN.57.2020.doc 29 of the plaint, this Court is of the opinion that substantial cause of action has indeed arisen within the jurisdiction of this Court and that therefore, leave can be granted.

5.

In view of the above, the Leave Petition is allowed and disposed of.

(MANISH PITALE, J.) Shrikant Malani