In a major relief for filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt, the Bombay High Court on Monday restrained Luviena Lodh from making any false statements against Mahesh Bhatt and his brother Mukesh Bhatt.
Hearing the defamation suit against Luviena Lodh filed by Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt, Justice AK Menon restrained the defendant (Luviena Lodh) from making any defamatory statement against the Bhatts and granted her three weeks time to reply to the suit.
Mahesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt are seeking an injunction against actor Luveina Lodh for making "false, defamatory, distasteful" allegations against them on social media and sought Rs.1 Cr each in damages for the same.
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Luveina Lodh's lawyer Advocate Prashant Pandey made a statement to that effect and said that his client will not be making or circulating any such statements against the plaintiffs (Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt). Although the plaintiffs sought immediate deletion of video as well, the Court did not grant any relief in this regard.
Refusing Bhatts' request, Justice Menon said, "How can I restrain somebody from holding a press conference. How can you gag somebody like this?"