Indiabulls withdraws 'defamatory' content plea against Swamy, social media

The court had in September passed an interim order restraining Swamy and the social media giants from publishing or disseminating any "false, offending or defamatory" allegations against Indiabulls

The Delhi High Court Friday allowed Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd to withdraw its plea seeking to restrain BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and social media giants Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp from publishing or disseminating any "false, offending or defamatory" allegations against it.

Justice Mukta Gupta allowed the application saying the suit is "dismissed as withdrawn".

The court had in September passed an interim order restraining Swamy and the social media giants from publishing or disseminating any "false, offending or defamatory" allegations against the company.

It had also directed a web portal and the social media platforms to remove or take down or expunge