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Plea against Centre: HC slaps R50 lakh cost on Twitter
Updated On: 01 July, 2023 08:06 AM IST | Bengaluru | Agencies
The single-judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit also imposed a cost of Rs 50 lakh on Twitter and ordered it to be paid to the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority within 45 days
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The High Court of Karnataka on Friday dismissed a petition filed by Twitter Inc., challenging several blocking and take-down orders issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, saying the company’s plea was devoid of merits.
The single-judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit also imposed a cost of Rs 50 lakh on Twitter and ordered it to be paid to the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority within 45 days. “If delay is brooked, it attracts an additional levy of Rs 5,000 per day,” it added.
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