In her suit, Himayani Puri had sought damages of Rs 10 crore and takedown/ injunction globally of the alleged defamatory content. (File Photo/Hardeep Singh Puri/X)The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (March 17) granted a “dynamic interim injunction” in favour of Himayani Puri, the daughter of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, against allegedly defamatory content posted online linking her with the convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who allegedly committed suicide in prison in August 2019.A dynamic injunction essentially allows the plaintiff to seek automatic removal of new or changed allegedly defamatory content without needing to approach a court for an order every time. The injunction acts as a direction to take down URLs, content, and articles.In her suit, Himayani Puri had sought damages of Rs 10 crore and takedown/ injunction globally of the alleged defamatory content.Justice Mini Pushkarna of the High Court directed the takedown of the allegedly defamatory content within 24 hours. In case the content is not removed, the court directed social media intermediaries and other platforms to ensure that such content is restricted from being accessible in India.The court heard arguments on whether the HC’s injunction can be globally applicable, as Puri, the plaintiff, is a resident of New York.Senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, appearing for Puri, asked for the alleged defamatory content to be globally injuncted.Senior advocate Arvind Datar, appearing for Meta Platforms, which owns and operates Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, argued that the issue on whether a global injunction order by an Indian court can hold, is pending for adjudication before a Division Bench of the Delhi HC.Story continues below this adThe plaintiff alleged in her suit that the defendants were publishing defamatory content on the Internet alleging that she had acquired high-value properties in India and abroad, while raising insinuations on the source of the funds, and implying indirect links to Epstein. In her suit, she sought damages of Rs 10.10 crore.The plaintiff argued that she is “neither a public servant nor a public figure,” and is a “distinguished finance and investment management professional of international repute”.She objected to content creators associating her with Epstein, as well as “issues relating to her past employment and business dealings”.The plaintiff, which has made YouTube one of the defendants, has objected to the “coordinated and malicious online campaign orchestrated by the defendants, purporting to link (Puri) to Jeffrey Epstein and his criminal activities”.Story continues below this adOne of the online channels named as a defendant, ‘The Public India’, argued before the court that takedown orders will “stifle journalistic freedom” especially when a global probe against Epstein is ongoing. “When there’s a journalistic curiosity without imputation that ought to be permitted. Fair journalism ought to be permitted,” the defendant argued.The platform also told the court that following a telephonic conversation with Himayani Puri/ her representatives, they had already taken down the content.The court, while granting the ex parte interim dynamic injunction, clarified that the injunction order shall operate within the domain of Indian jurisdiction or for content which has been uploaded from IP addresses within India.Sohini Ghosh is a Senior Correspondent at The Indian Express. Previously based in Ahmedabad covering Gujarat, she recently moved to the New Delhi bureau, where she primarily covers legal developments at the Delhi High Court Professional Profile Background: An alumna of the Asian College of Journalism (ACJ), she previously worked with ET NOW before joining The Indian Express. Core Beats: Her reporting is currently centered on the Delhi High Court, with a focus on high-profile constitutional disputes, disputes over intellectual property, criminal and civil cases, issues of human rights and regulatory law (especially in the areas of technology and healthcare). Earlier Specialty: In Gujarat, she was known for her rigorous coverage in the beats of crime, law and policy, and social justice issues, including the 2002 riot cases, 2008 serial bomb blast case, 2016 flogging of Dalits in Una, among others. She has extensively covered health in the state, including being part of the team that revealed the segregation of wards at the state’s largest government hospital on lines of faith in April 2020. With Ahmedabad being a UNESCO heritage city, she has widely covered urban development and heritage issues, including the redevelopment of the Sabarmati Ashram Recent Notable Articles (Late 2025) Her recent reporting from the Delhi High Court covers major political, constitutional, corporate, and public-interest legal battles: High-Profile Case Coverage She has extensively covered the various legal battles - including for compensation under the aegis of North East Delhi Riots Claims Commission - pertaining to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, as well as 1984 anti-Sikh riots. She has also led coverage at the intersection of technology and governance, and its impact on the citizenry, from, and beyond courtrooms — such as the government’s stakeholder consultations for framing AI-Deepfake policy. Signature Style Sohini is recognized for her sustained reporting from courtrooms and beyond. She specialises in breaking down dense legal arguments to make legalese accessible for readers. Her transition from Gujarat to Delhi has seen her expand her coverage on regulatory, corporate and intellectual property law, while maintaining a strong commitment to human rights and lacuna in the criminal justice system. X (Twitter): @thanda_ghosh ... Read More © The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Hardeep Singh PuriJeffrey Epstein