Delhi High Court Directs Takedown Of 5 Posts Targeting Raghav Chadha

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted partial relief to BJPBJPBJP MP Raghav Chadha by directing social media platforms to remove five posts that it found to be prima facie defamatory. However, the court rejected his claim that the matter involved a violation of personality rights, limiting the scope of relief to specific content.

Delivering the order, Justice Subramonium Prasad clarified that the dispute did not fall under personality rights. He said, "There are no personality rights involved. However, I have ordered the takedown of only five documents. The rest are not defamatory prima facie."

Chadha had approached the High Court alleging that several social media posts misused his image and persona while falsely portraying him as someone who had "sold himself for money". He sought legal protection under personality rights, arguing that the content damaged his reputation.