The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (October 8, 2025) issued notice to Red Chillies Entertainment, Netflix and others on a defamation suit filed by Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede in a defamation suit filed against the makers of the series “Ba***ds of Bollywood”.

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav issued summons to defendants which include the owners of Red Chillies, X, Google, Meta Platforms, and asked them to file their replies within seven days. It posted the matter for further hearing on October 30, 2025.

The Court, however, did not pass any interim order at this stage on Mr. Wankhede’s application seeking to take down the several alleged defamatory contents from several websites and social media platforms.

“It could have wider ramifications,” the Court remarked

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