Explained: Why Did Karan Johar Sue CarryMinati And What Is Court's Verdict

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Johar scored a major win in the ongoing legal battle against YouTuber Ajey Nagar alias CarryMinati after a Mumbai court restrained the social media personality from posting defamatory content against the filmmaker on any platform. KJo and CarryMinati are locked in a legal battle post the YouTuber's recent roast video title Coffee With Jalan. The video has already been pulled down from YouTube. Over the years, the My Name Is Khan director has been subjected to multiple roast and mockery videos on the internet.

Karan Johar Vs CarryMinati Explained

The legal fight began after CarryMinati uploaded a roast video titled Coffee With Jalan. The title appeared to be a spoof of Karan Johar's talk show. The filmmaker claimed that the video contained vulgar and defamatory remarks against him.

According to the plea filed through Dharma Productions CEO Apoorva Mehta, the statements in the video were abusive and crossed legal limits. KJo argued that such content harmed his reputation. He said the remarks were not simple jokes but defamatory in nature.CarryMinati later removed the video from YouTube. However, Karan told the court that the damage had already been done. He said millions had already watched it and clips were being reshared widely on different social media platforms.Karan also claimed that unknown users were creating short reels from the same content and circulating them again. Because of this, he sought urgent legal relief. He requested the court to restrain CarryMinati and others from posting or sharing similar content in future.

What Happened In Court

The matter was heard by Principal Sessions Judge PG Bhonsale in Mumbai on February 9. After reviewing the plea, the court observed that, at first glance, the statements appeared defamatory and used vulgar language against Karan Johar.The court said such videos needed to be taken down immediately. It held that this was a fit case to grant an ad-interim injunction. The judge restrained Ajey Nagar, talent manager Deepak Char, and others from publishing or circulating defamatory content.

The order also applied to unnamed persons, often called John Doe parties, who may circulate the video again. The court directed Meta Platforms to remove the flagged video links. Legal teams representing Google and Meta were also present during the hearing.For now, the restraint order will remain in place until Karan's application for interim relief is finally heard. The court's direction means no further defamatory content against the filmmaker can be posted or shared by the concerned parties.