By means of PTI
NEW DELHI: The Perfect Courtroom on Friday slapped a price of Rs 25,000 on a petitioner who had sought repayment of Rs 75 lakh from Google India for the commercials proven on YouTube which allegedly had particular content material.
Whilst pushing aside the plea, the apex court docket termed as “atrocious” the petition filed through a Madhya Pradesh resident who claimed that because of the commercials, his consideration was once diverted and he may no longer transparent a aggressive exam.
Google-owned company, YouTube, is a video webhosting platform.
“You need damages since you noticed commercials on web and you assert on account of that your consideration was once diverted and it’s essential to no longer transparent the examination?” a bench of Justices S Ok Kaul and A S Oka requested the petitioner, who was once showing in individual.
“It is likely one of the maximum atrocious petitions filed beneath Article 32 (of the Charter),” the bench seen.
“This type of petitions are utter wastage of judicial time”.
The petitioner had additionally sought a ban on nudity on social media platforms. The bench seen that the petitioner has claimed that he was once making ready for an exam and subscribed to YouTube the place he noticed commercials containing alleged sexual content material.
“If you do not like an commercial, do not watch it,” the bench stated, including, “Why he make a selection to observe the commercials is his prerogative”.
To start with, the bench imposed a price of Rs 1 lakh at the petitioner whilst pushing aside the plea. Later, the petitioner, who argued in Hindi, suggested the highest court docket to forgive him and take away the price imposed. The petitioner additionally stated that he’s unemployed. The bench stated he cannot come simply to the court docket and document such petitions just for exposure.
“Make it Rs 25,000,” the bench stated, whilst lowering the price from Rs 1 lakh.
NEW DELHI: The Perfect Courtroom on Friday slapped a price of Rs 25,000 on a petitioner who had sought repayment of Rs 75 lakh from Google India for the commercials proven on YouTube which allegedly had particular content material.
Whilst pushing aside the plea, the apex court docket termed as “atrocious” the petition filed through a Madhya Pradesh resident who claimed that because of the commercials, his consideration was once diverted and he may no longer transparent a aggressive exam.
Google-owned company, YouTube, is a video webhosting platform.
“You need damages since you noticed commercials on web and you assert on account of that your consideration was once diverted and it’s essential to no longer transparent the examination?” a bench of Justices S Ok Kaul and A S Oka requested the petitioner, who was once showing in individual.
“It is likely one of the maximum atrocious petitions filed beneath Article 32 (of the Charter),” the bench seen.
“This type of petitions are utter wastage of judicial time”.
The petitioner had additionally sought a ban on nudity on social media platforms. The bench seen that the petitioner has claimed that he was once making ready for an exam and subscribed to YouTube the place he noticed commercials containing alleged sexual content material.
“If you do not like an commercial, do not watch it,” the bench stated, including, “Why he make a selection to observe the commercials is his prerogative”.
To start with, the bench imposed a price of Rs 1 lakh at the petitioner whilst pushing aside the plea. Later, the petitioner, who argued in Hindi, suggested the highest court docket to forgive him and take away the price imposed. The petitioner additionally stated that he’s unemployed. The bench stated he cannot come simply to the court docket and document such petitions just for exposure.
“Make it Rs 25,000,” the bench stated, whilst lowering the price from Rs 1 lakh.
