The Delhi High Court ordered the removal of social media videos containing contemptuous allegations against a sitting High Court judge, warning that such posts undermine judicial authority.
The bench directed platforms and identifiable uploaders to take down material that accused the jurist of misconduct without evidentiary support in pending proceedings.
Court officials said the videos circulated widely enough to prejudice public perception of cases linked to the judge’s roster.
Indian contempt jurisprudence treats scandalizing statements about sitting judges as punishable when they threaten fair administration of justice.
Lawyers for the court registry said compliance would be monitored and further orders could follow if mirrored clips reappear under new accounts.
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