HC disposes of MLA plea on social media misuse

KAMRA CASE FALLOUT | Court asks Sena MLA to approach another forum for complaint against influencers, comedians

- Urvi Mahajani

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Shiv Sena MLA Kiran Samant, which raised concerns over the alleged misuse of social media by influencers, content creators and comedians.

A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice MS Karnik said the reliefs sought by Samant were general in nature, and noted that he had an "efficacious remedy" available under the Information Technology rules to lodge a complaint with the designated nodal officer for blocking such content.