Bengaluru court restrains Way2News from using AppsForBharat data
A Bengaluru court has issued an interim injunction barring Way2News from using alleged confidential data and IP linked to AppsForBharat’s Sri Mandir platform. AppsForBharat is seeking ₹1 crore in compensation and return of materials; claims around employee and customer solicitation remain pending.
What happened
AppsForBharat (Sri Mandir) · A Bengaluru court temporarily barred Way2News from using AppsForBharat’s alleged confidential data and IP linked to Sri Mandir.
Key facts
- ₹1 Cr compensation sought
- ₹175 Cr Series C funding in July 2025
- approximately $65 Mn total funding for AppsForBharat
- $14 Mn Series B funding for Way2News in 2024
- nearly $30 Mn total funding for Way2News
What changed
A Bengaluru court temporarily barred Way2News from using AppsForBharat’s alleged confidential data and IP linked to Sri Mandir. AppsForBharat seeks ₹1 Cr and return of materials, while claims of employee and customer solicitation remain pending.
Why this matters
Way2News faces an immediate operating constraint on Veda Mandir, while AppsForBharat gains interim protection for Sri Mandir-related data and IP pending the next hearing.
What to watch
- Whether Way2News modifies, pauses or continues Veda Mandir features after the injunction.
- The next hearing's findings on alleged data use, IP ownership and customer or employee solicitation.
- Evidence of user churn, merchant/temple partner changes, or campaign pauses at either platform.
- Any settlement, damages order, injunction expansion or appeal.
- New hiring, data-governance or non-compete-related allegations involving former AppsForBharat personnel.
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