The Delhi High Court on Thursday (January 29, 2026) ruled that it has no territorial jurisdiction to hear IRS officer Sameer Wankhede's defamation lawsuit against "The Ba***ds of Bollywood" series produced by Shah Rukh Khan-owned Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt Ltd.
Refusing to entertain the lawsuit, Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said Mr. Wankhede could file his plea before a court having jurisdiction over the issue.
Delhi High Court issues notice to Red Chillies, Netflix in Sameer Wankhede’s defamation case against ‘Ba***ds of Bollywood’
"This court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain the plaint. The same is, therefore, returned to the plaintiff to be presented, if so advised, before a court of competent jurisdiction," the court said.
According to Mr. Wankehde, "defamatory content" was created in the web series to settle personal scores with him and avenge the arrest of Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in a 2021 drugs case.
