Delhi High Court Orders Suspension of 'ebai.org' Over Lupin QR Codes Redirecting To Porn Content

The Delhi High Court has granted an ex parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Lupin Limited, ordering that the domain 'www.ebai.org' be suspended, disabled, or deleted within 36 hours.

The direction came after QR codes printed on the company's eye-care products, which link to that website, were found redirecting users to pornographic content. Lupin has alleged that the domain itself had been taken over by an unidentified third party.

The order was passed on April 17, 2026 by Justice Jyoti Singh, who held that the company had established a prima facie case and would suffer irreparable harm if the domain remained active.

The issue traces back to Lupin's ophthalmic range, where QR codes were printed on product packaging to guide consumers to an eye-donation awareness platform under its “Punarjyoti” CSR initiative. Instead of reaching that content, users scanning the codes were being taken to websites hosting obscene material.

One such instance surfaced on February 28, 2026, when a customer flagged that a QR code on MOXILUP-D eye drops was not working as intended. The complaint led to a check by the company, which confirmed that the code was indeed redirecting users to pornographic content.

It subsequently blocked available stock of the affected products and halted further manufacture to prevent consumer exposure, while also lodging complaints with authorities, which did not yield effective action.

The company further relied on information received from Defendant No. 5, the Eye Bank Association of India, which stated that the person managing the website operations had passed away the previous year and that the domain had thereafter been acquired by an unidentified third party without its knowledge.

Lupin also submitted that WHOIS records showed that the domain was presently registered in the name of Chhian Sokchea.

Accepting the submissions at this stage, the court observed, “Plaintiff has made out a prima facie for grant of ex parte ad interim injunction against the Defendants. Balance of convenience lies in favour of the Plaintiff and it is likely to suffer irreparable harm in case the interim injunction, as prayed for, is not granted.”

Accordingly, the court restrained Chhian Sokchea, along with his partners, officers, agents and affiliates, from using the domain 'www.ebai.org'

The court further directed the domain name registrar to disclose complete registrant details of the domain, including contact information, payment details, and IP logs, to Lupin within two weeks.

In addition, the domain name registrar and concerned intermediaries were directed to suspend, disable, or delete the domain within 36 hours of receiving the order.

The matter will next be taken up on May 13, 2026.