Overview
- Justice Amit Bansal directed named defendants, including the Samajwadi Party Media Cell and politicians Ragini Nayak and Saurabh Bhardwaj, to remove explicit or sexually suggestive posts within 24 hours.
- If they fail, X must take down and de‑index the flagged posts within 72 hours under the IT Rules, and at least one specified URL was ordered removed forthwith.
- The court declined ex‑parte takedowns for posts it viewed as satirical or hyperbolic and issued summons so defendants can advance defenses such as fair comment.
- The judge found no invasion of privacy because Bhatia voluntarily joined a live TV debate from home wearing a kurta and shorts.
- The matter is listed for November 19, with one report also noting directions to X to disclose subscriber information within a week.