# Kerala HC seeks Centre, State reply on blocking NoCap Facebook page 2026-10-26T14:32:29+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Kerala High Court on Monday (26 October) sought responses from the Union and State governments on whether any order was issued to Meta Platforms to block the Facebook page of independent Malayalam digital news platform NoCap. Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. admitted a petition by NoCap's Chief Editor Hyder Ali K. and granted time for government counsels to get instructions. According to the plea, NoCap, established in November 2023, received a notification on 28 September that its content was restricted in India under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act, 2000. The petitioner argued the blocking order was not disclosed, no hearing was given, and the action violated fundamental rights under Article 14 and Article 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution. The court also issued notice to Meta by speed post. The matter is posted for further consideration on 5 November. The petitioner seeks restoration of the page and a declaration that blocking orders must be communicated to the affected user. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both livelaw.in and barandbench.com delivered uniform straight reporting on the Kerala High Court hearing, quoting the same petition details, court order, and November 5 next date. Neither outlet editorialised or added context beyond the court proceedings. The coverage is identical wire-style reporting. The key point is that the court has paused for government instructions before any ruling on the merits, leaving the core issue, whether Section 79(3)(b) blocking orders must be disclosed to the affected party, unresolved until the November 5 hearing. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - livelaw.in (neutral report) Straight news report, no slant beyond quoting petition - barandbench.com (neutral report) Straight news report, no slant beyond quoting petition This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Hyder Ali K, Information Technology Act 2000, Kerala High Court, Meta Platforms, NOCAP Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kerala-hc-seeks-centre-state-reply-on-blocking-nocap-facebook-page/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kerala-hc-seeks-centre-state-reply-on-blocking-nocap-facebook-page/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/