X users sent contempt notice for posting videos of Shazia Ilmi’s altercation with journalist
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued contempt of court notices to users of social media platform X for allegedly uploading videos of an altercation between Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shazia Ilmi and an India Today cameraperson, Bar and Bench reported.
Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora issued the order on a fresh application filed by Ilmi in her defamation suit against journalist Rajdeep Sardesai, according to Live Law. Arora also directed X and the technology company Meta to take down the videos uploaded to their platforms.
The incident occurred on July 26 when Ilmi was participating in a debate on India Today news channel. She left the debate midway after claiming that her mic was cut off by Sardesai with the intent to censor her.
In a social media post, Ilmi alleged that the cameraperson continued to film her after she had left the show despite her physical and emotional discomfort.
In response, Sardesai had uploaded a video on social media on July 27, denying Ilmi’s allegations that she was muted during the debate. The video showed Ilmi removing her mic, getting angry at the cameraperson for recording her and asking the video journalist to leave her house.
The journalist said that his channel’s cameraperson was only doing his job and there is no excuse for “bad behaviour”.
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