Google, X Told To Remove Defamatory Posts Against Om Birla's Daughter

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed X Corp and Google Inc to remove prima facie defamatory social media posts against Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS) officer and Lok Sabha SpeakerLok Sabha SpeakerLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's daughter Anjali Birla.

Justice Navin Chawla also restrained unknown parties from directly or indirectly posting, circulating, communicating, tweeting, or retweeting the alleged defamatory content mentioned by Anjali Birla in her defamation suit.

The high court said the social media posts shall be removed by the intermediaries within 24 hours, and in case the complainant comes to know of any other similar posts, she shall inform X and Google about it.