The Calcutta High Court on Monday barred the publication, uploading and sharing of a documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and industrialist Gautam Adani till January 31 next year.

The injunction followed a plea by Adani Enterprises Limited before the high court’s vacation bench against tech entrepreneur Sabeer Bhatia, who is alleged to have made the video, and others, seeking a ban on its circulation and damages for defamation.

Justice Aryak Dutt restrained the respondents, including the owners and operators of X, YouTube and Instagram, their agents and all acting under their authority, from publishing, republishing, uploading and sharing the video or any clip, excerpt, or materially identical reproduction of it, through any medium or platform.

The court directed that the interim injunction will remain in force till January 31, 2027, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.…