The Bombay High Court has advised Bollywood actor Salman Khan’s Panvel farmhouse neighbour to consider removing social media posts made against the actor, with the next hearing scheduled for July 6, 2026.
On Thursday, the Bombay High Court advised Ketan Kakkad, a neighbour of actor Salman Khan’s Panvel farmhouse, to consider removing posts made against him on social media. The court observed that being on social media does not mean that anyone, even a celebrity, should be subjected to defamatory posts.
Ketan Kakkad had alleged that Salman Khan violated environmental regulations during the construction of his farmhouse and obstructed access to a road leading to his house. Meanwhile, Salman Khan filed a defamation suit in court, alleging that videos and posts shared by Ketan Kakkad on social media were damaging to his image and communally provocative.
During the hearing, Justice Sharmila Deshmukh stated that disputes like these should be taken to the proper legal forums instead of being fought on social media.
She also suggested that Kakkad should consider removing the tweets and videos related to the dispute.
As per a report by Bar and Bench, the court expressed concern over the repeated circulation of such content online and said that valuable court time should not be spent deciding whether these videos should remain online.
