No Interim Gag on Social Media Without Proof of Commercial Exploitation of Personality Rights: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has refused to grant an interim gag order sought by businessman and television personality T. Rangaraj, holding that courts must be cautious while restricting free speech, especially when serious disputed facts are involved. The Court made it clear that personal disputes raised in the public domain cannot be silenced at the interim stage without a full trial. Date, Court and Judge The order was passed by…