Delhi High Court rejects Elon Musk’s request to implement Twitter in petition to challenge account suspension
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed with a fee of Rs 25,000 a plea seeking to urge the new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, to be a party to a petition to suspend users’ accounts for being hacked. alleged violation of its rules.
Justice Yashwant Varma called the app “completely misunderstood”.
“This application is completely misinterpreted. It cannot be disputed that a corporate entity is comprehensively represented and, therefore, it is not necessary to file such an application. Accordingly, it is rejected at a cost of 25,000 Rs,” the judge said.
At the outset, the court said “even we need entertainment” and asked the attorney to advise the petitioner whether he was serious about prosecuting the petition.
In this regard, advocate Raghav Awasthi, appearing for the petitioner, said his instructions were to press the petition.
He say Musk is not only a director but also holds a substantial stake in Twitter and is a necessary party in this regard.
The app says Musk has a very different approach to free speech and that his views are therefore important to be heard.
The High Court is hearing a lawsuit filed by Dimple Kaul, who claims that her Twitter page has more than 2,55,000 followers and is used to post educational content related to history, literature, politics, and history. politics, archeology, Indian culture, nonviolence, equality, women’s rights, etc