India, Nov. 23 -- Even as Aniruddha Malpani prepares for the upcoming legal battle with LinkedIn after being banned for allegedly criticising world's most valued edtech company BYJU'S, the angel investor has been hit with a defamation lawsuit by BYJU'S-owned WhiteHat Jr.

The coding for kids platform has filed an INR 14 Cr ($1.9 Mn) defamation case against Malpani, seeking a permanent injunction restraining defamation, infringement of trademarks, unfair competition, damages and more. The legal notice, assessed by Inc42, has highlighted that Malpani was in violation of the Trade Marks Act of 1999 and the Code of Civil Procedure of 1908.

The lawsuit has alleged that Malpani has made several "derogatory imputations" about WhiteHat Jr in his...