The Delhi High Court directed social media platforms to remove posts containing contemptuous allegations against a sitting High Court judge, citing the need to protect judicial independence from unverified online attacks.
The order targeted specific videos and statements circulating widely enough to prejudice public confidence in ongoing proceedings, according to the bench’s short directions.
Platform compliance teams face tight timelines under Indian IT rules, and failure to act can expose intermediaries to coercive follow-up orders.
Free speech advocates noted the takedown illustrates courts’ growing willingness to intervene directly against digital contempt, even as criminal contempt prosecutions remain comparatively rare.
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