Delhi Riots- Facebook India VP's Challenge against Delhi Assembly Summons: Live Updates From Supreme Court

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21 Jan 2021 12:38 PM IST

  • Delhi Riots- Facebook India VPs Challenge against Delhi Assembly Summons: Live Updates From Supreme Court

    [Facebook India VP's Challenge against Delhi Assembly Summons] Supreme Court bench headed by Justice SK Kaul is hearing Facebook India Vice President, Ajit Mohan's plea challenging the summons issued to him by Delhi Assembly's Committee on Peace and...

    [Facebook India VP's Challenge against Delhi Assembly Summons]

    Supreme Court bench headed by Justice SK Kaul is hearing Facebook India Vice President, Ajit Mohan's plea challenging the summons issued to him by Delhi Assembly's Committee on Peace and Harmony.

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    • 21 Jan 2021 3:39 PM IST

      Salve: Mr. Chadha cannot give me an opportunity of being heard. Complainants cannot give such opportunities. This is a muddle of issues.

    • 21 Jan 2021 3:36 PM IST

      Salve: But here, this is a politically polarized debate and I don’t want to be a part of this. Look at this from Mr. Mohan’s point of view. He doesn’t run Facebook. He works for an American company, he will be in trouble if he puts forth his views on India’s government.

    • 21 Jan 2021 3:35 PM IST

      Salve: Sec. 69 of the IT Act states a proper procedure for complaints. We are answerable completely. That’s a statutory mechanism under which I function. If I don’t go there I will be in serious trouble. I elect to go there.

    • 21 Jan 2021 3:35 PM IST

      J. Roy: Facebook as an organization, if there is a complaint to the nodal agency, then you will be answerable and you said you are answerable to them? But the action of committee is not an exercise which is legitimate?

      Salve: Yes your lordships.

    • 21 Jan 2021 3:33 PM IST

      Salve: There is a political polarization because one view is that the posts of BJP and sangh parivar and not taken down but anti BJP posts are taken down. I don’t want to go there.

    • 21 Jan 2021 3:32 PM IST

      J. Kaul: It can only be a voluntary endeavour and not a compelling one.

    • 21 Jan 2021 3:32 PM IST

      Salve: This is why I took your lordships time to go through WSJ articles, allegations etc. today the situation has become so polarized that me replying on things becomes unpleasant. I don’t want to get into this.

    • 21 Jan 2021 3:32 PM IST

      J. Kaul: For ascertainment of views anyone can be asked. That’s the reason I asked you at a threshold you don’t want to appear or I may or may not answer the questions.

    • 21 Jan 2021 3:31 PM IST

      Salve: I am not saying that any court will control the functioning of the house. But the committee is outside the house. Your privilege is to work under the core functions of the house.

    • 21 Jan 2021 3:31 PM IST

      J. Roy: Through this preposition you are trying to say that since the summoning is by a committee which is not the house, it is not covered by the privilege.

      J. Kaul: The emphasis is more on the subject matter of committee and not on how different the committee is from the house.

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