Citing court’s ruling on Adani, ministry sends takedown notices

The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has issued a notice to 12 independent journalists and news outlets, seeking the takedown of allegedly defamatory content on Adani Enterprises, citing a Delhi court order dated September 6.

The notice was sent to online publishers, including Newslaundry, The Wire, HW News English; journalists Ravish Kumar, Ajit Anjum, Abhisar Sharma, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta; satirist Akash Banerjee’s The Deshbhakt, and Dhruv Rathee. Overall, the I&B ministry is understood to have ordered removal of 138 YouTube links and 83 Instagram posts, seeking compliance with the Delhi court order. Stating that the court had ordered the removal of all defamatory material within five days of the order, the I&B Ministry notice dated Sept 16 stated that the order had not been complied with within the stipulated time.