The Bombay High Court refused to pass any interim orders to restrain Maharashtra cabinet minister Nawab Malik from making any statements on social media against NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede or his family, As they did not believe the allegations made by Malik against Wankhede were "prima facie, totally false." However noted prima facie his tweets targeting the IRS officer in the recent past had actuated out of malice.