MUMBAI, April 2 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked news channel Republic TV and its editor-in-chief, Arnab Goswami, to avoid "hitting below the belt" while covering the Enforcement Directorate's (ED's) investigations into companies linked to industrialist Anil Ambani. A single-judge bench of justice Milind Jadhav orally told Goswami and Republic TV to "bring down the rhetoric" and refrain from "giving superlative taglines to news" that could be seen as attacking an individual. "Please run stories without using adjectives or disparaging someone. You have been in this field for years. You are aware about all the scams, etc.," the bench said. The court was hearing a defamation suit filed by Ambani against Republic TV and Goswami for linking him to ongoing ED investigations into alleged loan fraud involving three companies he founded but no longer controls-Reliance Communications (RCom), Reliance Home Finance Ltd, and Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd. In his petition, Ambani stated that the continuous coverage on Republic TV regarding the ED's proceedings involving the three companies had caused "irreparable damage" to his reputation. The industrialist claimed that the allegations against him are misleading, as he had already stepped down as a non-executive director of RCom in November 2019 and did not hold any executive or managerial role in the three companies thereafter. He added that Goswami knew this, but continued to link him to the cases and called him a "financial scam mastermind, cheat, money launderer, and a fraud". During the hearing on Wednesday, senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, appearing for Goswami, contended that his client had made a "true and fair comment" on his show. He claimed that several adjudicating authorities had used the same language in their orders, adding that Ambani is "not a financial wizard, but a financial scamster". However, advocate Mayur Khandeparkar, representing Ambani, claimed that the news channel had run a "smear campaign" against his client in the last week of February. He referred to instances in which Ambani's picture was displayed on the channel along with words such as "financial scamster and fraudster". The high court expressed concern over statements made against Ambani, saying they could be interpreted in many ways. "You are doing your duty of giving news, which is okay, but hitting below the belt is not okay," it said, adding that the channel should avoid using certain words and "exercise some restraint"....