Overview
- Surinder Kumar Choudhary filed a defamation suit seeking removal of social media content alleging an improper relationship, much of which dates to about two years ago.
- Justice Amit Bansal said the court could not assess the claims without transcripts and directed the petitioner to place them on record.
- The court instructed Google LLC and Meta Platforms to provide details of the Facebook pages and YouTube channels that uploaded the disputed material so the uploaders can be impleaded.
- Counsel told the court that many cited URLs are republications by news agencies, raising questions about attribution and takedown scope.
- The case remains at a preliminary stage with the next hearing set for January 13, 2026, and no ruling yet on defamation or content removal.