Bengaluru Court Restrains Creator Over Embassy Video, Orders Meta and Google to Block It

A Bengaluru civil court restrained content creator Jayant Shilanjan Mundhra from publishing allegedly defamatory statements about Embassy Developments Limited and ordered Meta Platforms Inc and Google entities to block a specified video in India. Devdiscourse reported that the ad-interim ex parte order was passed on October 17, 2026, by the XXIV Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge in Original Suit No. 7740 of 2026.

The October 17 Order Against Mundhra

Embassy Developments Limited filed the suit under Order VII Rule 1 read with Section 26 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and Advocate Chintan Chinnappa appeared for the plaintiff. The court restrained Mundhra, his servants, agents, representatives and persons acting on his behalf or in concert with him from creating, publishing, uploading, telecasting, broadcasting, printing, circulating or otherwise disseminating allegedly defamatory statements or imputations concerning the company. The restraint extends to statements that are the same as, substantially similar to, or convey the same or a similar defamatory sting as those allegedly made in the video dated September 3, 2026, with the relevant URLs listed in Document No. 14 of the court record.

The court also restrained Defendant No. 2, identified as John Doe, and other unidentified persons in relation to the specified statements and substantially similar content concerning the company. Meta Platforms Inc, Google India Private Limited and Google LLC, arrayed as Defendants 3 to 5, were ordered to take down, remove, delete, block or disable access in India to the identified video. The direction covers re-uploads, mirror versions, clips, screen recordings, translations and substantially similar versions, and the platforms must comply within 24 hours of being notified of the order, in terms of the relief sought in IA No. III.

Embassy Group's Scale and Recent Moves

Embassy Group is a Bengaluru-headquartered developer founded in 1993, according to akta.pro company records, with a portfolio reflecting over 100 million sq ft and a land bank exceeding 3,000 acres. The same records show a June 2026 divestiture of Embassy Industrial Parks to Blackstone at a $240 million enterprise valuation, and a June 2026 award to Leighton Asia of a Rs 8,500 million construction contract for the Embassy Citadel tower project in Worli, Mumbai.

Filings and Rulings Before the Suit

Embassy Developments approved raising up to ₹160 crore through non-convertible debentures on a private placement basis, CNBC TV18 reported in September 2026. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal quashed Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process proceedings against the company on May 4, 2026, setting aside the December 9, 2025 NCLT order that had admitted it, and the Karnataka High Court set aside the KIADB resumption order on the disputed 78-acre Kadugodi Industrial Area parcel, according to akta.pro company records.

What Happens on November 23

The court directed the plaintiff to comply with Order XXXIX Rule 3(A) of the Code of Civil Procedure and ordered the issuance of summons in the suit and notices in interim applications Nos. I to IV, along with temporary injunction notices to Defendants 1 to 4, subject to payment or re-deposit of the process fee by November 23, 2026. The matter is next listed for November 23, 2026, for summons.