Overview

• Justice Amit Bansal heard Bhatia’s plea over posts linked to a viral News18 debate clip and directed him to file the specific links at issue.
• The court indicated it would consider restraining content that references male private parts but would not block satire or sarcastic commentary.
• Bhatia said the posts defame him and invade his privacy, stated he was in a kurta and shorts at home, and alleged some visuals were AI‑generated or morphed.
• Those named in the suit include the Samajwadi Party Media Cell, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Ragini Nayak, journalist Abhisar Sharma, Newslaundry, and News18.
• Counsel for Google/YouTube argued some flagged URLs are unrelated and urged that any takedown first target original publishers before platforms are asked to act.