WhiteHat Jr drops Rs 20 cr defamation suit against critic Pradeep Poonia
Byju s-owned WhiteHat Jr had filed a defamation case against software engineer Poonia in Delhi High Court in November 2020 on charges of defaming and spreading misinformation about the start-up
BusinessToday.In | May 4, 2021 | Updated 23:49 IST
Edtech start-up WhiteHat Jr has withdrawn its defamation suit worth Rs 20 crore against its critic Pradeep Poonia. The company has confirmed the action but did not divulge any further details in the matter. Poonia also confirmed the development in a social media post.
Byju s-owned WhiteHat Jr had filed a defamation case against software engineer Poonia in Delhi High Court in November 2020 on charges of defaming and spreading misinformation about the start-up. The Karan Bajaj-founded company had also blamed Poonia for infringing trademarks and copyright of properties owned by WhiteHat Jr by using a YouTube handle by the name of WhiteHat Sr.