₹41,000-Crore Defamation Case: No Interim Relief for Anil Ambani as Delhi Court Summons Cobrapost, ET & Others
Delhi court declines interim injunction in Anil Ambani’s ₹41,000-crore defamation suit and issues summons to Cobrapost, Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd., and other media entities
A Delhi Court on Monday issued summons in a defamation suit filed by Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani against Cobrapost, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (publisher of the Economic Times), and other entities over reports alleging that his companies engaged in fraud amounting to more than ₹41,000 crore.
The Court, however, refused to grant any interim injunction restraining the publications from reporting on the issue.
Senior Civil Judge Vivek Beniwal of the Karkardooma Courts heard the matter today.
Ambani had sought an ex parte ad-interim injunction to prevent further publication or circulation of the allegedly defamatory material.
During the hearing, the Court indicated that Ambani did not have a strong enough case at this stage to justify interim relief. Following this, Advocate Vijay Aggarwal chose not to press the injunction application.
The Court proceeded to issue summons in the main suit and posted the matter for the next hearing on December 5.
The suit names Cobrapost.com, Live Media and Publishers Pvt. Ltd., Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd., and certain unidentified “John Doe” entities as defendants.
Notably, on November 13, the Court had heard submissions from Ambani’s legal team on his plea seeking an ex parte ad interim injunction against the defendants. The Court had ordered, "List for orders on the interim injunction application and for consideration of the main suit on 17.11.2025.”
Case Title: Anil D. Ambani v. Cobrapost.com and Ors.
Hearing Date: November 17, 2025
Bench: SCJ-cum-RC Vivek Beniwal