Delhi HC issues show-cause notice to social media user over ‘contemptuous’ videos
The Delhi High Court has issued a show-cause notice to a social media user for posting contemptuous videos targeting a judge regarding a building collapse. The court upheld its previous order to block the user's accounts, citing continued non-compliance and further inflammatory content.
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The Delhi High Court has issued a show-cause notice to a social media user, asking him to explain why contempt proceedings should not be initiated over YouTube videos allegedly containing contemptuous remarks against a sitting judge in connection with the collapse of a multi-storey building in Said-ul-ajab in May.
A Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Vikas Mahajan also declined to recall its June 8 order directing social media platforms to block the accounts and handles of Kapil Kakar.
The proceedings stem from a petition filed by the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA), which sought criminal contempt action against Mr. Kakar over videos in which he allegedly held a sitting high court judge responsible for the building collapse that claimed six lives.
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