Anil Ambani’s Counsel Accuses NDTV, Demands ‘Halting Mischaracterisation’

Anil Ambani has sued NDTV for defamation over its coverage of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) cases against him. Ambani’s counsel has said, “This kind of mischaracterisation has to stop,” as reported by Bar and Bench. Justice Subramonium Prasad of the Delhi High Court is hearing the matter.
Anil Ambani’s counsel has told Delhi HC that Adani is interested in his companies, and NDTV is publishing defamatory articles.
Ambani’s counsel said, “Adani Group, which owns the majority of NDTV, has shown interest in Ambani’s companies, and NDTV has published 72 pointed articles against him in the last few months.”
Anil Ambani has sought over Rs 2 crores in damages which will be donated to charity.
Delhi High Court issues notice to NDTV after Anil Ambani sues the media house for defamation over its coverage of CBI and ED cases against Reliance and listed the matter for further proceedings on July 18.
As per the reports, Rs 3034 crore assets of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group of Companies attached by ED in a fresh order. ED attached the RCOM and RInfra assets, including a flat in Mumbai, a farmhouse in Khandala and Rs 7.71 crore shares of R-Infra. The total assets attached are now over Rs 19,344 crores.
The provisional attachment under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has been made to prevent dissipation of assets and to protect the interests of banks and the public, NDTV reported citing Enforcement Directorate statement.
The attachment also includes 7.71 crore shares of Reliance Infrastructure Ltd, held by Risee Infinity,” a group entity of Anil Ambani under the RiseE Trust umbrella, it said adding that the RiseE Trust was established to ensure wealth preservation and resource generation by aggregating properties within the Trust and shielding it from the personal liabilities of Anil Ambani in the form of personal guarantees extended by him to lender banks against the loans sanctioned to RCOM.
Notably, in February 2026, the Supreme Court (SC) had asked the CBI and ED to carry out a fair and prompt investigation into alleged banking fraud linked to ADAG and related companies. SC had criticised the ED for what it called an unexplained delay in the investigation.
The plea before the Supreme Court noted that between 2013 and 2017, companies including RCOM, Reliance Infratel and Reliance Telecom borrowed Rs 31,580 crore from banks led by SBI.