New Delhi, May 4 -- A Sessions Court at Saket in Delhi on Monday stayed an earlier order directing registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Abhijit Iyer-Mitra over alleged objectionable social media posts targeting journalists, including Manisha Pande.

The interim relief was granted by Additional Sessions Judge Purushottam Pathak after Iyer-Mitra filed a revision petition challenging the Magistrate's order. The Court clarified that the stay on the April 22 direction will continue till the next date of hearing on May 28.

During the hearing, Senior Advocate Percival Billimoria, along with Advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai, appeared for Iyer-Mitra and argued that the dispute had a prior background involving the accused and Newsla...