Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 324 · Decided 8 July 2021
Ajit Mohan & ORS. v. Legislative Assembly National Capital Territory of Delhi & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 324 · [2021] 14 S.C.R. 611
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 1088/2020
- Decided
- 8 July 2021
- Bench
- SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, DINESH MAHESHWARI, HRISHIKESH ROY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 194, 105, 19(1)(a); Information Technology Act Section 69A
Headnote
Constitution of India - Articles 194, 105 and 19(1)(a), (2) - Online hate speech content - Social media platforms - Accountability of - Parliamentary Privilege/ Privilege of Legislature - In the wake of Delhi riots, Legislative Assembly of Territory of Delhi constituted a Committee on Peace and Harmony - Summons issued to Managing Director of Facebook India, to appear before it - Challenge to - Impugned summons withdrawn, new summons issued - Held: There is no dispute about the right of the Assembly or the
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