In a welcome step, Indian Judiciary has embraced the concept of handing out ‘John Doe’ orders or Ashok Kumar orders as they are colloquially called.Although, the Delhi High Court has since the early 2000’s regularly passed such orders, it is indeed heartening to see that other courts such as Madras High Court have followed suit. Simply speaking, a John Doe order is nothing but an ex-parte interim order usually in the form of an injunction against Defendants who at the time of filing the suit![]()
