Bombay HC modifies order after adjourning defamation suit to 2046; posts hearing in July

A day after adjourning a defamation suit till 2046 after labelling it as an "ego fight" between the parties at the "fag end of their lives", the Bombay High Court on Wednesday (April 29, 2026) modified its order and posted the matter for hearing in July this year.

A Bench of Justice Jitendra Jain had on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) criticised the parties' persistence in litigation that prevented it from prioritising more urgent matters.