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The Supreme Court on Monday (March 17) said that courts should not issue gag orders against media organisations and emphasised that fair criticism of a judicial order cannot be construed as contempt of court. 'Courts Can't Pass Gag Orders:' Says SC While Hearing ANI vs Wikipedia Case - The Wire 

A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan made the observations as it expressed concerns over a Delhi High Court directive requiring Wikipedia to remove within 36 hours a page that related to a pending defamation suit of Rs. 2 crore filed by news agency Asian News International (ANI) against the platform, reported Hindustan Times.

The bench also questioned the Delhi high court’s order in October last year which said that criticism of a judicial order by Wikipedia amounted to “interference in court proceedings.”

“Sometimes, someone says that you are sitting here with a preconceived mind or that you are not giving a proper hearing. People say things, and we have to tolerate it,” said the court.

18/03/2025

 

Why Did Delhi Court Summon Youtuber Dhruv Rathee? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZggUtAKaHfY | Defamation | BJP | Suresh Nakhua HW News English Jul 24, 2024 #DhruvRathee #BJP #Defamation Suresh Karamshi Nakhua, a spokesperson for the Mumbai unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). His lawsuit seeks Rs. 20 lakhs in damages, alleging that Rathee's comments in a video have caused significant harm to his reputation. The court has not only summoned Rathee but also issued notices to Google LLC and X Corp (formerly known as Twitter) as parties involved in the dissemination of the allegedly defamatory content. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/delhi-court-summons-youtuber-dhruv-rathee-in-defamation-case-filed-by-bjp-leader-101721807156399.html Nakhua in his suit filed against Rathi, Google LLC and X Corp (formerly known as Twitter) submitted that Rathi had on July 7 uploaded a video titled “My Reply to Godi Youtubers | Elvish Yadav | Dhruv Rathee” where he referred Nakhua as a part of violent and abusive trolls for “no rhyme or reason” in order to bring down his reputation. Nakhua had thus sought permanent injunction against Rathee and restraining him from posting, tweeting, publishing, creating or sharing any derogatory and harmful material on any online/offline platform regarding him or the BJP.

The letter, which is dated June 4, said the student was “involved directly in executing the play”, which was titled ‘Raahovan’, and also barred him from being recognised with “gymkhana awards”. https://thewire.in/education/iit-bombay-punishes-students-ramayana-play 

The student was to pay the fine by July 30, the letter read, adding that “any violation of the above conditions [would] lead to further strictures”.

According to the Times of India, which cited a student, at least seven other students were punished for having some role in the play, with graduating students fined Rs 1.2 lakh and junior students fined Rs 40,000 and barred from using the IIT’s hostel facilities.

One associate of the punished students told the Indian Express that the play, which was performed in March, was a “feminist” reinterpretation of the Ramayana and that neither the audience nor the judges had objected to it.

But the IITBforBharat account claimed in a post last month that at least 40 students filed complaints against the play with the institute’s authorities, demanding the students involved in the play be penalised and that a “cultural council” apologise publicly, among others.

20/06/2024