Court directs Bloomberg to take down ‘defamatory’ article against Zee

New Delhi: A court here directed online media platform The Bloomberg on Friday to take down an allegedly defamatory news article against Zee Entertainment.

Additional District Judge Harjyot Singh Bhalla was hearing the Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited’s plea against two private limited companies that operate and manage The Bloomberg portal for allegedly publishing a defamatory article against it on February 21.

“The said article is defamatory qua the plaintiff (Zee) and has been published in order to malign and defame the plaintiff, with a pre-meditated and malafide intention,” the plea said.