Karnataka HC Displeased with Multiple Adjournments by Twitter
The Karnataka High Court expressed displeasure with the Union Government's request for multiple adjournments in the appeal filed by microblogging site Twitter, against take-down orders issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
Twitter's case, which challenged the suspension of accounts, posts, and URLs without notifying account holders, was heard by Justice Krishna S Dixit.
The Central Government's attorney requested that the hearing be postponed until either January 27 or February 3.
The court stated that multiple adjournments were requested on such an important topic.
"We are not at the government's dictation like that. I don't agree. What will people think? We are not at your beck and call. How many times have you taken adjournments? See the order sheet," according to the court.
It claimed it was even barred from informing the account holders about the take-down.
On July 6, last year, Twitter filed a writ petition in the Karnataka High Court, challenging 10 banning orders imposed by the national government between February 2021 and February 2022.
The legal action was taken after the July 4 deadline for the American microblogging site to comply with regulations issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology expired (MeitY).
The court stated that it would only give one week and ordered that the case be listed on January 18.
It claimed it was even barred from informing the account holders about the take-down.
Senior advocates Arvind Datar and Ashok Haranahalli have argued on behalf of Twitter.
