The Delhi High Court on Thursday said it will issue directions for removing allegedly defamatory posts and videos on social media about Bharatiya Janata Party leader Gaurav Bhatia’s appearance on a television news show earlier this month, Live Law reported.

A bench of Justice Amit Bansal added that if the posts are not removed by the users who uploaded them, intermediary platforms such as Google and X that host the content would be directed to take them down, Bar and Bench reported.

Bhatia had appeared on a News18 programme hosted by journalist Amish Devgan, during which a camera shot showed him wearing a kurta without pyjamas or pants. The video clip was circulated widely on social media.

Bhatia later said he had been wearing shorts.

On Tuesday, advocate Raghav Awast

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