Delhi HC gives social media platforms 7 days to act on Pawan Kalyan plea

 The Delhi High Court on Friday directed social media intermediaries to act within seven days on Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan’s plea seeking protection of his personality rights.

Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora noted that the politician has already approached the social media intermediaries with his grievances.

In a similar matter concerning actor Ajay Devgn, the court



clarified while granting him interim relief that the plaintiffs in such matters would have to first lodge their protest with the social media intermediaries and then approach the court.

The court directed the social media intermediaries to treat Kalyan’s plea as a complaint under the Information and Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and take the necessary steps within seven days.