Delhi High Court Orders Removal of False Allegations Against Rajat Sharma

Justice Neena Bansal Krishna stated that upon reviewing the footage of the TV debate presented in court, it was prima facie clear that plaintiff Sharma had only briefly intervened for a few seconds and had not used any abusive language against Nayak. The court emphasized that while public criticism and alleged defamatory posts, tweets, and YouTube videos on intermediary platforms face a higher threshold of scrutiny, individuals’ dignity and honor should not be tarnished under the guise of exercising free speech and expression. The posts criticizing the plaintiff are merely exaggerations and portrayals of facts that are blatantly untrue, the court held.

The court ordered that the posts or tweets referred to as “X,” which have not yet been removed, must be taken down by the defendants within seven days, in accordance with the Intermediary Guidelines. Additionally, it directed that videos currently accessible to the public must be made private and should not be made public again without further orders from the court.

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