The Paradise court order is not a review ban
A Bengaluru court restrained specific allegedly defamatory material, while expressly leaving genuine reviews and criticism untouched.
The interim restraint covers identified material, not bona fide reviews or genuine criticism.
The internet has survived another film without a blanket ban on opinions. A Bengaluru court has temporarily restrained the circulation of specific material alleged to be false and defamatory concerning Nani’s The Paradise.
The September 19 order, in a suit by Lakshmi Venkateswara Cinemas LLP against X Corp and others, says the restraint is limited to “specifically identified malicious URLs”. It expressly says the order does not hamper bona fide public reviews or genuine critique. The court recorded a prima facie case at the interim stage; it did not make a final finding of defamation.
Nani said he understood the case to concern AI- or bot-generated posts, adding that it was not aimed at “real people or real reviews”. That is his understanding, not a finding in the order, which does not mention AI or bots. The injunction remains in force until the next hearing, listed for October 28, subject to procedural conditions including service on the defendants within 24 hours.
The film’s opinions remain legal. The specifically scheduled material will have to wait its turn.