Blink Digital sues Meta over disabled accounts, seeks Rs 1,158 crore

MUMBAI: Blink Digital’s Meta access has hit a legal wall, with the digital advertising company taking its account dispute to the Bombay High Court and seeking Rs 1,158 crore in damages. Blink Digital India Private Limited filed a commercial suit against Facebook India Online Services Private Limited and Meta Platforms, Inc. on September 8, 2026, after its Business Manager accounts and corporate pages on Meta’s platforms were disabled. The company is seeking restoration of the accounts and pages along with damages and compensation of Rs 1,158 crore.

The dispute came before Justice Sandeep V. Marne on September 17, when the court considered Blink’s interim application seeking relief while the main commercial suit is heard. Meta Platforms, Inc., represented by senior advocate Janak Dwarkadas, sought two weeks to respond to the interim application. The court granted the request and allowed Blink one week thereafter to file its response.

The matter is now listed for October 12 at 4:30 pm.

The September 17 order also records an undertaking from Meta’s counsel that the company will preserve Blink’s data in accordance with law until the next hearing, keeping the digital records intact while the dispute moves through the court process.

While the headline figure in the case is Rs 1,158 crore, the Bombay High Court registry has raised an objection over how the damages amount has been presented in Blink’s plaint.

According to the registry, Blink has described the claim as including loss of future profits and costs. It has asked the company to explain how these components have been calculated or incorporated into the overall damages figure.

The registry has also sought separate details supporting the damages claim and asked Blink to ensure that the same amount is reflected consistently across the relevant sections of the plaint.

Importantly, these are filing-stage registry objections and do not amount to a judicial finding on whether Blink is entitled to the Rs 1,158 crore it is seeking.

The proceedings also involve Meta Platforms, Inc., which is based outside India. Blink separately sought permission from the Bombay High Court to proceed against the US-based entity.

Justice Abhay Ahuja granted that permission on September 10, allowing Blink to sue Meta Platforms, Inc. before the Bombay High Court.

The main suit names Facebook India Online Services Private Limited and Meta Platforms, Inc. as defendants. Blink is represented by Tuli & Co., while Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas represents the two Meta entities.

For now, the court has not ruled on the central questions in the dispute. The September 17 order does not determine whether Meta was justified in disabling Blink’s accounts and pages, whether the accounts should be restored or whether Blink is entitled to the Rs 1,158 crore damages claimed.

Those questions will come into sharper focus when the interim application returns before the Bombay High Court on October 12, after Meta files its response and Blink submits its rejoinder.