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Telangana High Court bars defamatory posts against two builders
The Telangana High Court has ordered an interim restraint on social media posts, videos, and articles that allegedly defame Hyderabad real estate firms Prestige Acres Private Limited and Vaishnaoi Developers (India) Private…
The Story in Brief
The Telangana High Court has ordered an interim restraint on social media posts, videos, and articles that allegedly defame Hyderabad real estate firms Prestige Acres Private Limited and Vaishnaoi Developers (India) Private Limited. The companies moved the court after videos on YouTube, Facebook, and WhatsApp accused them of illegally encroaching on graveyard land and Endowment Department land in Mamidipally village near Shamshabad, close to the Hyderabad Airport in Rangareddy. The firms called the charges false and cited a Tahsildar’s report that found no evidence of encroachment. Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya observed the content appeared prima facie defamatory and that social media spreads too fast for control without court intervention.
The Indian Opinion
The knee-jerk narrative that big builders always get away with land grabs needs a check. Here, the court relied on a Tahsildar’s report that found no encroachment. That does not make every developer saintly, but it does mean the specific allegation of graveyard land grabbing was officially unsubstantiated. The real question is: will the people who made the videos now produce the evidence they claim to have, or will they simply hide behind the anonymity of a deleted YouTube channel?
Source: siasat.com
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