NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has directed Google and X Corp (formerly Twitter) to remove posts or content that claim Anjali Birla, daughter of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, allegedly cleared the UPSC exams on her first attempt due to her father’s influence. The court has given them 24 hours to comply with the interim order and has also prohibited unidentified defendants from making any defamatory allegations related to the matter.
Anjali Birla, an IRPS officer, has filed a defamation suit in the Delhi high court, seeking the removal of social media posts that spread misleading and false information about her.
Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar, representing the plaintiff, stressed that these posts are defamatory in nature. The suit alleges that the false and baseless allegations are being disseminated, indicating clear intentions to damage the plaintiff’s reputation and standing through defamatory narratives. The plaintiff said that this alone should be sufficient for the lawsuit to succeed on its merits.
The suit states that several individuals are attempting to destroy the plaintiff’s professional reputation without any basis in truth or evidence, solely to create controversies against the current government and target the plaintiff herself.
The lawsuit also aims to prevent the defendants from misusing and tarnishing the reputation of the plaintiff and her family members, including her father, Om Birla, the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha of India. The plaintiff argued that there is a deliberate intention to spread false and disparaging information, which could harm their reputations.
Anjali Birla, through a representative, had recently filed a complaint with the Inspector General of Police, Cyber Cell, Maharashtra, against several Twitter account holders and others for offenses punishable under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and the Information Technology Act, 2000, as amended in 2008. Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered on July 5, 2024, under multiple sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita Act, 2023, and the Information Technology Act, 2000, as amended in 2008, against X Corp and others by the Cyber Cell, Maharashtra.
Anjali Birla, an IRPS officer, has filed a defamation suit in the Delhi high court, seeking the removal of social media posts that spread misleading and false information about her.
Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar, representing the plaintiff, stressed that these posts are defamatory in nature. The suit alleges that the false and baseless allegations are being disseminated, indicating clear intentions to damage the plaintiff’s reputation and standing through defamatory narratives. The plaintiff said that this alone should be sufficient for the lawsuit to succeed on its merits.
The suit states that several individuals are attempting to destroy the plaintiff’s professional reputation without any basis in truth or evidence, solely to create controversies against the current government and target the plaintiff herself.
The lawsuit also aims to prevent the defendants from misusing and tarnishing the reputation of the plaintiff and her family members, including her father, Om Birla, the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha of India. The plaintiff argued that there is a deliberate intention to spread false and disparaging information, which could harm their reputations.
Anjali Birla, through a representative, had recently filed a complaint with the Inspector General of Police, Cyber Cell, Maharashtra, against several Twitter account holders and others for offenses punishable under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) and the Information Technology Act, 2000, as amended in 2008. Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered on July 5, 2024, under multiple sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita Act, 2023, and the Information Technology Act, 2000, as amended in 2008, against X Corp and others by the Cyber Cell, Maharashtra.
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