India, Nov. 22 -- BYJU'S-owned online coding platform WhiteHat Jr's CEO and founder Karan Bajaj, on Saturday (November 21), filed an INR 20 Cr ($2.6 Mn) defamation case against software engineer Pradeep Poonia, who goes by the name WhiteHatSnr on Twitter. Poonia will have to present in Delhi high court on Monday (November 22, 2020) in this matter.

The defamation notice sent to Poonia, accessed by Inc42, has highlighted that the defendant was in violation of the Trade Marks Act of 199, The Copyright Act of 1957 and Code of Civil Procedure of 1908. The case has been filed for "Infringement of Registered and Unregistered Trademarks."

The case has been filed with respect to the "defamatory comments" made by Poonia about WhiteHat Jr. The com...