Delhi High Court seeks The Caravan’s stand in defamation case by Nitin Gadkari’s son
Delhi High Court requests The Caravan's response in Nikhil Gadkari's defamation case over alleged beef trade links.
The application, which forms part of a lawsuit by Mr. Nikhil Gadkari and his company Cian Agro Industries and Infrastructure Ltd, seeks directions to take down articles linking him and his company to the sale of beef or bovine meat products
Published - August 11, 2026 05:26 am IST
The plea said Mr. Nikhil Gadkari was being “targeted” by the defendants because he was the son of a former national president of the BJP and a senior Union Minister. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu
The Delhi High Court asked The Caravan magazine to respond to a defamation case filed by Nikhil Gadkari, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s son, over articles linking him and his company to the sale of beef or bovine meat products.
Justice Subramonium Prasad issued a notice to the magazine and its editor-in-chief on Mr. Nikhil Gadkari’s plea seeking interim relief in the matter, and listed it for hearing on August 31.
The application, which forms part of a lawsuit by Mr. Nikhil Gadkari and his company Cian Agro Industries and Infrastructure Ltd, seeks directions to take down the content and also restrain the magazine from publishing “false, malicious and defamatory allegations”. The dispute pertains to a March 1, 2026 report titled “Nagpur’s Beef – The Beef Company Enmeshed in Gadkari’s Business Empire.”
In the lawsuit, Mr. Nikhil Gadkari said his company deals in the manufacture and trade of agro-based commodities, all of which are entirely vegetarian in nature, and they have never held any licence, permit or regulatory authorisation for the slaughter, processing, trade or export of beef, buffalo meat, or any bovine meat products whatsoever.
However, commencing on or around March 3, the defendants have published and disseminated a “series of false, misleading and defamatory articles, posts, videos and digital materials” associating Mr. Nikhil Gadkari and his company with the trade, processing or export of beef or bovine meat products.
The plea said Mr. Nikhil Gadkari was being “targeted” by the defendants because he was the son of a former national president of the BJP and a senior Union Minister.
Published - August 11, 2026 05:26 am IST
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