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Supreme Court asks YSRCP to approach High Court over blocked social media posts
Supreme Court asks YSRCP to approach High Court over blocked social media posts
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a YSR Congress Party petition challenging the blocking of its social media posts, directing the party to approach the Andhra Pradesh High Court instead.…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a YSR Congress Party petition challenging the blocking of its social media posts, directing the party to approach the Andhra Pradesh High Court instead. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu said it would not interfere at this stage.
YSRCP told the court that its content on X platform was taken down after an FIR alleged the posts insulted Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. The party claimed police in Kurnool issued notices under the IT Act in January 2025, directing removal of accounts and posts within 36 hours or face loss of safe harbour protection. YSRCP alleges the state government orchestrated the takedown. The party had earlier approached the Supreme Court saying its Jagananna Connects handle was suspended. The NDA government in Andhra has denied involvement.
The High Court will now hear the matter.
Indian Opinion Analysis
M9.news frames the Supreme Court order entirely as a political defeat for YSRCP, using language such as 'brutal shock' and 'judicial wrath', omitting the party's specific legal arguments about police notices and IT Act violations. Deccan Chronicle reports the same outcome with neutral procedural detail, including the party's claim that the Andhra Pradesh government orchestrated the takedown. The court did not rule on the merits, it only directed the party to the High Court. The divergence lies in m9.news treating the procedural route as a substantive rejection, while Deccan Chronicle records the legal specifics the party raised. The High Court will hear the actual content-blocking dispute and its alleged political motive.
Coverage: 2 sources, 1 neutral, 1 sensationalist
Sources (2): m9.news (sensationalist), deccanchronicle.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
