The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Centre and social media platforms to identify, remove and block content and memes related to anti-national slogans and speeches.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana declined to accept the submissions made by lawyer Barun Sinha, appearing for Ahmedabad-based petitioner Hitendra Kumar Parsottambhai Gadhiya. The bench also refused to tag the plea with another pending petition concerning social media content.
