Delhi High Court has dealt a blow to IRS officer Sameer Wankhede by declining jurisdiction over his defamation lawsuit against the makers of ‘The Bad Boys of Bollywood.’ The series, backed by Shahrukh Khan’s Red Chillies and hosted on Netflix, now escapes immediate high court scrutiny as Justice Purushendra Kaurav mandates refiling in the suitable lower court.
Wankhede leveled serious charges, asserting the show methodically defames him by caricaturing his NCB operations, inflicting reputational harm on him, his kin, and the narcotics bureau’s standing. He warned of broader implications for societal trust in law enforcers amid the series’ biased optics.
His comprehensive prayers included perpetual restraints on the content’s dissemination, mandated deletions from Netflix, social platforms, and search engines, alongside Rs 2 crore redressal funneled to cancer treatment at Tata Memorial. The petition spotlighted an egregious sequence where ‘Satyamev Jayate’ precedes obscenity, terming it an outlawed insult to India’s emblematic motto.
Post-arguments and a December 2, 2025 reservation, the bench upheld protocol. As Aryan Khan case threads linger in Mumbai courts, Wankhede must navigate fresh filings. The episode amplifies discourse on accountability in digital entertainment versus officers’ dignities.