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Bengaluru: A Bengaluru court has passed an ex parte temporary injunction restraining the publication or circulation of any false or defamatory content against the actor Yash-starrer movie 'Toxic', which released on Wednesday. The Additional City Civil and Sessions Court passed the interim order on August 22 on a suit filed by production house KVN Productions LLP against various defendants, including X Corp. 

"On perusal of all the documents produced by the plaintiff, I found that there is a prima facie case in favour of the plaintiff; the balance of convenience lies in favour of plaintiff. If the T.I (Temporary Injunction) is not granted, the very purpose of filing this suit will be defeated and it may amount to a multiplicity of proceedings. Therefore, without allowing the IA (Interlocutory Application) No. 1, as an interim measure for the limited period it can be granted on certain conditions," the Judge said in the order.

"Hence, issuing ex parte temporary injunction order against the defendants from communicating, publishing, circulating, sharing, posting, streaming, providing access to or otherwise communicating in any kind of media anything false, malicious, defamatory, derogatory, news concerning to film 'Toxic'; either prior or after its release," it added.
The court has said that this temporary injunction order shall remain in force only till the next date of hearing, which is September 28.
The court also has made it clear that this order cannot be used for any other purpose except for which it is granted, and if the plaintiff fails to abide by conditions imposed, the temporary injunction granted shall stand vacated without any further notice.
The producer had moved an application under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, seeking an ex-parte temporary injunction against the defendants, including unidentified persons.
The court relied on a Karnataka High Court judgment in Meera Ajith vs John Doe alias Ashok Kumar, wherein it was held that an injunction could be granted against unknown persons if there was a genuine threat to the plaintiff and a prima facie case was made out.
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