MALABAR GOLD AND DIAMONDS LIMITED vs META PLATFORMS INC (OPERATING DIGITAL PLATFORMS SUCH AS INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK AND WHATSAPP) — IA/2138/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 1. Next hearing: 27th April 2026.

Next hearing 27-Apr-2026

CNR: HCBM020306902025

Filing Number

IA/30690/2025

Filing Date

25-Sep-2025

Registration No

IA/2138/2026

Registration Date

17-Apr-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Justice Shri Arif S. Doctor

Coram

Hon'ble Justice Shri Arif S. Doctor

Bench Type

Single

Category

SUITS ( 38 )

Sub-Category

OTHER ( 99 )

Judicial Branch

Original

Last updated 27-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 1
Code of Civil Procedure

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.MALABAR GOLD AND DIAMONDS LIMITED

    Adv. Pan India Legal

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.META PLATFORMS INC (OPERATING DIGITAL PLATFORMS SUCH AS INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK AND WHATSAPP)

  2. 2.X (FORMERLY TWITTER)

  3. 3.GOOGLE LLC, (OPERATING ITS DIGITAL PLATFORM YOUTUBE)

  4. 4.THE PAMPHLET (THROUGH OWNER AASHISH NAUTIYAL AND FOUNDER EDITOR SHIV K. MISHRA)

  5. 5.ONLY FACT (SOCIAL MEDIA NEW AGENCY, THROUGH ITS OWNER VIJAY PATEL TWITTER HANDLE @VIJAYGAJERA

  6. 6.LATEST, NEWSPAPER AGENCY BASED IN KERALA

  7. 7.ABC MALYALAM NEWS, NEWS-BASED INFOTAINMENT CHANNEL

  8. 8.JAB STUDIOS (INFLUENCER AGENCY)

  9. 9.ASHOK KUMAR, BEING UNKNOWN PERSON

Case History

  1. 27-Apr-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 06-May-2026

    First On Board (Fob)

    Hon'ble Justice Shri Arif S. Doctor

  3. 17-Apr-2026

    Registrar(os)/Prothonotary and Sr. MasterView PDF

    Case Summary: Malabar Gold and Diamonds Limited v. Meta Platforms Inc. and Others Case Number: 27 S/398/2025 (with connected matters) Order Date: 17th April, 2026 Outcome: The case was adjourned to 30.06.2026. The court directed the plaintiff to serve defendants with a Writ of Summons and file an affidavit of service by the next date, with warning that non-compliance would result in suit dismissal under O.S. Rule 87. Liberty was granted for service by all modes including upon advocates. The plaintiff was also directed to remove office objections from two interim applications within two weeks to prevent their rejection. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 01-Apr-2026

    First On Board (Fob)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Milind N. Jadhav

  5. 25-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Milind N. JadhavView PDF

  6. 25-Feb-2026

    First On Board (Fob)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Milind N. Jadhav

  7. 04-Feb-2026

    -For Orders

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Milind N. Jadhav

  8. 21-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Milind N. JadhavView PDF

  9. 21-Jan-2026

    For Ad-Interim Relief

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Milind N. Jadhav

  10. 14-Jan-2026

    For Ad-Interim Relief

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Milind N. Jadhav

  11. 07-Jan-2026

    For Ad-Interim Relief

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Milind N. Jadhav

  12. 10-Dec-2025

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Milind N. Jadhav

  13. 17-Nov-2025

    At 3.00 P.M.

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne

  14. 11-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Milind N. JadhavView PDF

  15. 11-Nov-2025

    For Ad-Interim Relief

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne

  16. 17-Oct-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. MarneView PDF

  17. 29-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. MarneView PDF

  18. 29-Sep-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  19. 25-Sep-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. IA/2138/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Malabar Gold and Diamonds Limited v. Meta Platforms Inc. and Others Case Number: 27 S/398/2025 (with connected matters) Order Date: 17th April, 2026 Outcome: The case was adjourned to 30.06.2026. The court directed the plaintiff to serve defendants with a Writ of Summons and file an affidavit of service by the next date, with warning that non-compliance would result in suit dismissal under O.S. Rule 87. Liberty was granted for service by all modes including upon advocates. The plaintiff was also directed to remove office objections from two interim applications within two weeks to prevent their rejection. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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