Mumbai, June 12 -- The Bombay High Court has observed that access to social media does not entitle anyone to publish content that could defame others, whether private individuals or public figures, while hearing a defamation suit filed by actor Salman Khan against his neighbour over a property dispute.

Justice Sharmila Deshmukh, hearing Khan's appeal against a civil court order that declined to grant him interim relief, indicated that parties should refrain from litigating disputes on social media and instead seek remedies before appropriate legal forums. She also suggested that the neighbour, Ketan Kakkad, consider deleting tweets and YouTube videos relating to the dispute.

The court expressed disapproval of the continued circulation o...