Mumbai: Amid the row over E20 petrol, The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered takedown of all online posts against Union minister Nitin Gadkari.
According to reports, the court has described such posts as “vile, obscene, abusive & defamatory.”
The court granted interim relief to Gadkari and directed Meta, X Corp and Google to ensure that such posts are taken down.
“These posts, on the face of it, are abusive, vile and obscene,” the court said as quoted by PTI.
The bench also questioned online platforms if they had any mechanism to take down such posts without the person having to move court.
The Bombay HC also allows Gadkari to sue online platforms
This comes days after Bombay HC permitted Gadkari to file a civil suit against Meta, X Corp (formerly Twitter), Google, and other platforms over alleged defamatory posts.