The Bombay High Court has restrained media organizations and online platforms from referring to the ‘Ashirwad’ bungalow in Bandra, once owned by the Bollywood superstar. Rajesh Khannaas “cursed”, “haunted” or “unfortunate”.Justice Arif S Doctor, in an interim order passed on July 24, said these descriptions were prima facie defamatory and violated the plaintiff’s fundamental right to live in peace and dignity.Shashi Shetty, a businessman who bought the iconic bungalow a few years ago, moved the court after coming across numerous articles, posts and videos on the internet labeling the property as “haunted”, “cursed” and “unfortunate”.Senior advocate Birendra Saraf, representing Shetty, told the court that he built a new house after demolishing the original bungalow but did not change the name. The new house is also called ‘Ashirwad,’ said the lawyer.The petitioner pointed out that the website Indiadotcom recently published an article titled “19 Real Haunted Houses in India That Will Give You a Cold Sweat”, which also featured Ashirwaad Bungalow.The judge found that the owner was “fully justified” in seeking an interim measure.“The material, in my prima facie opinion, is clearly defamatory of the plaintiff to suggest that he lives in a haunted and so-called cursed bungalow,” the order noted.Moreover, it would also clearly affect the Shettys’ “right to live in peace and dignity”, the HC said.The judge also noted that none of the respondents appeared before the court to justify or defend their publications.“Therefore, in my prima facie opinion, clearly such publications would be totally unjustified and would be in the nature of creating sensationalism, at the expense of the plaintiff and through no fault of his,” the court said.The interim relief will continue until the next hearing on August 21, 2026.