Kathmandu, Jan. 9 -- Kathmandu District Court has issued an interim order directing media outlets and platforms to stop publishing and broadcasting what it described as false, misleading and defamatory content against Reliance Spinning Mills.

The order was issued on Thursday by a bench of Judge Ramchandra Khadka in response to a petition filed by the company against Khagendra Raj Kandel, also known as Robin, and others. Reliance had sought a restraining order, alleging that text, audio, and video content had been produced and disseminated with the intent to damage the company's reputation and that of its founders.

In the order, the court said that content circulated through platforms including Bizshala, Arthasanchaar, the Arthasanchaar ...