Bombay HC Directs Meta, Google To Take Down Defamatory Content Against Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
5 sources·Updated August 5, 2026
Nitin Gadkari defamation case
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- ET Tech·18h agoMumbai HC orders Meta, X and Google to take down posts against Nitin Gadkari following lawsuit
The Bombay High Court has mandated an immediate removal of offensive and defamatory posts from social media, labeling them as abusive and obscene. Justice Arif Doctor emphasized the need for online platforms like Meta, X Corp, and Google LLC to act. The court also inquired about…
Read at ET Tech → - Scroll.in India·19h agoE20 policy: Take down ‘defamatory’ AI videos about Nitin Gadkari, HC tells social media platforms
The judge found that the material cited by the Union minister in his suit was ‘per se defamatory’.
Read at Scroll.in India → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·19h agoHC Orders Takedown of 'Vile, Abusive' Posts Against Nitin Gadkari
Court says defamatory and obscene social media posts targeting the Union minister must be removed.
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - Hindustan Times India·20h ago‘Posts against Nitin Gadkari vile, defamatory. Take them down’: Bombay HC amid E20 row
The high court also asked the platforms to come up with a framework to take down such content without court intervention every time.
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