Gadkari has sought a dynamic injunction restraining the defendants (Caravan and its journalists) from republishing or disseminating the allegedly defamatory material, including through future publications and social media platforms.
The defendants named in the suit include Delhi Press Patra Prakashan, The Caravan, its editor-in-chief (Paresh Nath presently) and journalist Kaushal Shroff.
The article at the heart of the case raised allegations of ties between CIAN Agro and a beef export company named Rembal Agro.
The article referred to shares allegedly held in CIAN Agro by persons connected with Rembal and loans extended to Rembal-linked individuals.
Gadkari has disputed these allegations, arguing that some transactions were cherry-picked to falsely portray “intimate” ties between CIAN and Rembal.
Gadkari has sought a dynamic injunction restraining the defendants (Caravan and its journalists) from republishing or disseminating the allegedly defamatory material, including through future publications and social media platforms.
The defendants named in the suit include Delhi Press Patra Prakashan, The Caravan, its editor-in-chief (Paresh Nath presently) and journalist Kaushal Shroff.
The article at the heart of the case raised allegations of ties between CIAN Agro and a beef export company named Rembal Agro. The article referred to shares allegedly held in CIAN Agro by persons connected with Rembal and loans extended to Rembal-linked individuals.
Gadkari has disputed these allegations, arguing that some transactions were cherry-picked to falsely portray “intimate” ties between CIAN and Rembal.
“The impugned defamatory contents contains a series of false, reckless, misleading and defamatory statements and insinuations which seek to create the wholly incorrect impression that the Plaintiffs (including its directors and promoters) are directly or indirectly associated with the trade, processing or export of beef or bovine meat products. Further, the impugned defamatory contents deliberately conflates legally distinct terms such as ‘buff’ (buffalo meat) and ‘beef’ (cow meat), with the evident intention of creating public outrage and communal sensitivity directed against the plaintiffs, its directors / promoters,” the suit said.
The plaintiffs have further asserted that CIAN Agro is engaged exclusively in the manufacture and trade of agro-based commodities, such as, frozen vegetables, spices, sugar, edible oils, and allied personal and home care products, all of which are entirely vegetarian in nature.
