Social Media Content Targeting Sitting Judge Ordered to Be Taken Down Immediately; Notice Issued in Contempt Case: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has directed the immediate removal and blocking of social media content containing serious allegations against a sitting judge, holding that such material prima facie interferes with the administration of justice and undermines public confidence in the judicial system. The order was passed in a contempt proceeding titled Delhi High Court Bar Association v. Dr. Kapil Kakar & Ors. under Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. Background of…