Bombay HC asks Salman Khan’s Panvel neighbour to delete posts against actor

According to Bar and Bench, the court observed that parties involved in legal disputes should avoid litigating their grievances on social media and instead seek remedies through appropriate legal forums. During the hearing, Justice Deshmukh suggested that Kakkad consider removing tweets, videos and other online content relating to the dispute.

The Bench also expressed concern over the continued circulation of such material and remarked that valuable judicial time should not be spent determining whether videos should remain online. The court noted that even if certain content had been uploaded by third parties, parties could approach intermediaries and social media platforms to seek its removal.

The matter has now been posted for further hearing on July 6.

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The legal battle dates back to January 2022, when Salman Khan initiated a defamation suit alleging that Ketan Kakkad had circulated false, speculative and inflammatory claims. According to Khan, some of the content also contained references that could incite communal sentiments against him. The court was informed that the videos and posts in question had attracted significant viewership and engagement online.

The suit names multiple social media platforms, including Facebook, X, Google and YouTube, as parties to the case.

Salman Khan has claimed that the dispute escalated after authorities cancelled a proposed land transaction involving a plot adjacent to his farmhouse on grounds of alleged illegality. According to the actor, Kakkad subsequently began making baseless allegations that the cancellation had been orchestrated by Khan and his family.

Kakkad, however, has opposed the defamation suit, maintaining that his statements are based on facts relating to Khan’s property and therefore do not amount to defamation.