New Delhi, Jan. 2 -- The Delhi High Court has declined to impose an immediate restraint on media publications linked to the Tirupati laddu adulteration controversy, holding that pre-publication injunctions without hearing the opposite side are permissible only in rare and exceptional situations.

Justice Amit Bansal, by an order dated December 23, 2025, passed a series of directions while dealing with a civil suit instituted by Yerram Venkata Subba Reddy and another plaintiff against Ushodaya Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. and others, alleging defamatory reportage and online posts concerning the procurement of ghee for the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD).

At the threshold, the Court allowed several interlocutory applications filed by the pla...