The Bombay High Court has dismissed Meta’s application challenging its jurisdiction to hear a dispute with digital advertising agency Blink Digital India over disabled business accounts.

Meta had argued that the case should be heard exclusively by courts in California under the contractual terms governing its services.

The proceedings were heard by Justice Sandeep V. Marne on 27 October.

With the jurisdictional challenge dismissed, the dispute will continue before the Bombay High Court.

Blink Digital had approached the court after four of its Business Manager accounts and associated corporate pages on Facebook and Instagram were disabled. The agency is seeking their restoration and has claimed INR 1,158 crore in damages and compensation, according to media reports.

Business Manager accounts allow agencies to manage advertising campaigns, client accounts and business pages across Meta’s platforms.

Their disablement can affect an agency’s ability to manage advertising operations for clients.

The court will next hear Blink Digital’s request for interim relief on 2 November at 4pm. The hearing will consider the agency’s request for temporary relief while the wider dispute remains pending. The court has not yet ruled on the account-restoration request or the damages claim.

Kunal Dwarakadas and Siddharth Joshi, instructed by a team led by Naval Sharma of Tuli & Co., represented Blink Digital. Senior Advocate Janak Dwarkadas, instructed by Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, appeared for Meta.