When contacted by reporters, lawyer Norfazilah Jaafar, representing Lokman as the defendant, said that the court also ordered the plaintiff to file an affidavit in reply to the defendant's statement on March 17.
On Feb 17, the High Court allowed Khairy's application for the ex-parte injunction he obtained on Feb 3, to be extended until the inter-parte injunction is heard on May 10. He also requested the defendant to remove the defamatory statements republished on all news portals as well as social media accounts within 24 hours.