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The Delhi HC, which earlier ruled in favour of Anjali Birla directing X and Google to remove posts against her, closed the suit after most of the content was removed or blocked.
Om Birla’s daughter, Anjali Birla (Photo: ANI)
In a relief to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s daughter, Anjali Birla, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday closed the defamation suit filed by her against some social media posts, alleging she cleared UPSC exam in her first attempt by indulging in corrupt practices and misusing her father’s position.
Birla’s suit against X, Google and John Doe (unknown entities) was decreed by Justice Jyoti Singh.
An interim injunction order was passed in favour of Birla by a coordinate bench in July last year, directing social media platforms to take down the concerned social media posts.
In its order, the court had directed X and Google to remove or block social media content against Birla until further orders.
Decreeing the suit today, Justice Singh was informed by counsel for X that out of the 16 impugned posts in the suit, 12 were removed by the originators whereas access to the remaining 4 posts was blocked by the social media platform as per the interim injunction order.
The court decreed the suit while directing X to remove the remaining four social media posts, Live Law reported.
It added that in case by Birla brings to the notice of X any identical posts, the same shall be removed by the social media platform.
Furthermore, the court directed Google to remove one post which was blocked pursuant to the interim order.
According to the report, Justice Singh noted that Birla did not press claim for damages or for refund of court fees.
Senior advocate Rajiv Nayar appeared for Anjali Birla. The plaint was filed by advocates Aditya Bharat Manubarwala and Sanyam Khetarpal.
In her complaint, Birla had submitted that she was being character assassinated, and that such social media posts were causing damage to her reputation.
She had also submitted that dissemination of the social media posts and tweets was adversely affecting her position in the public office.
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