K'taka HC rejects X's plea against purge of content

THE Karnataka High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition by X Corp challenging the authority of the government to issue content takedown orders under the Information Technology Act.

- YATHIRAJU @Bengaluru

No one can assume that they can treat the Indian marketplace as a mere playground where information can be disseminated in defiance of statutes or in disregard of legality, and later adopt a posture of detachment, the court said. The petitioner sought the court to declare that Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 does not confer the authority on the Government of India to issue information-blocking orders under the Act. “The petitioner's