Mumbai · Maharashtra

MouthShut Reviews Removal
in Mumbai

RepuLex removes false and defamatory content from MouthShut.com for clients in Mumbai, using IT Act 2000 notices and, through the partner law firm, court filings where required. MouthShut is a Mumbai-based intermediary subject to IT Act 2000 and IT Rules 2021. RepuLex issues IT Act Section 79 notices and, where content is clearly defamatory, the partner law firm sends a legal notice for defamation to the reviewer where the reviewer can be identified, with MouthShut put on notice.

Content We Remove
  • →False consumer reviews making fabricated allegations
  • →Competitor-planted negative reviews
  • →Defamatory content masquerading as consumer feedback
  • →False reviews for businesses by non-customers
Timeline

14–30 days via IT Act notices. Where court proceedings are needed, the timeline runs on the court's timetable.

97%
Case success rate
7–30
Days average removal
IT Act
2000 — national jurisdiction
Bombay High
High Court jurisdiction
Mumbai legal context

MouthShut Reviews Removal in Mumbai: the local legal context

Mumbai falls within the Bombay High Court, which has its principal seat in the city.

Case pattern 1

Entertainment and media defamation on social platforms

Case pattern 2

Stock market-related false rumours on financial forums

Case pattern 3

Consumer complaint portal attacks on real estate developers

Platform attack vectors

Mumbai's reputation matters are dominated by Glassdoor (financial-services and entertainment-industry employers), finance forums (rumour-driven attacks on listed companies), and Twitter/X accounts targeting film and finance professionals. Anonymous Twitter handles operating from Mumbai's stock-trading community are an active source of defamation petitions.

Courts and forum

For Mumbai, a civil suit lies before the competent civil court or Bombay High Court, which has an original side.

Industry risk profile

Highest-risk Mumbai industries: Listed-company executives (finance forum and Twitter rumours during earnings season), film and entertainment professionals (coordinated social media attacks), and real-estate developers (consumer-portal review bombing).

High Court
Bombay High Court
State / UT
Maharashtra
Service
MouthShut Reviews Removal
Legal framework & references

In Mumbai, removal from MouthShut.com rests on the Information Technology Act 2000 (Section 79 read with IT Rules 2021, which set platform deadlines of three hours on a court order, two hours on intimate images or impersonation of a person, and seven days on most other complaints, defamation included), criminal defamation under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 s.356 (formerly IPC 499/500), and civil injunctions from the competent civil court or Bombay High Court, which has an original side. Across 25+ cities RepuLex maintains a 97% case success rate — permanent removal, not suppression.

How RepuLex Removes MouthShut Reviews Content in Mumbai
01
Free Assessment

Send the MouthShut.com URL. RepuLex assesses legal actionability, advises on approach, and provides a fixed fee quote — within 4 hours.

02
Legal Notice

A formal complaint to MouthShut.com under the IT Act 2000 and IT Rules 2021, issued through our partner law firm, and, where applicable, a defamation notice to the content originator citing BNS 2023 s.356 (formerly IPC 499/500).

03
Platform Compliance

MouthShut.com must resolve a grievance within seven days under IT Rules 2021, or 36 hours for privacy complaints and impersonation of a business, act within two hours on intimate or morphed images and impersonation of a person, and act on a court order within three hours. RepuLex monitors compliance and, if the platform does not act, escalates to the Grievance Appellate Committee or, through the partner law firm, to court.

04
Removal Confirmed

Written removal confirmation provided. Google de-indexing request filed. Mumbai clients receive documentary evidence of permanent content removal.

MouthShut Reviews Removal in Mumbai

Mumbai professionals and businesses increasingly face false content on MouthShut.com that damages their search rankings and professional credibility. In Maharashtra, that content is legally actionable under the IT Act 2000 and the IT Rules 2021: a formal complaint to the platform's Grievance Officer, issued through RepuLex's partner law firm, starts the Rules' statutory deadlines. Where the platform fails to act, an injunction is available from the competent civil court, and from Bombay High Court itself only where it has an original side.

Legal Details
PlatformMouthShut.com
JurisdictionBombay High Court
State / UTMaharashtra
Primary LawIT Act 2000
Criminal RouteBNS s.356 (formerly IPC 499/500)

Remove MouthShut Reviews content in Mumbai permanently.

Fixed fee · Legal notices · Bombay High Court jurisdiction · Written confirmation