X Corp gets last opportunity from Karnataka High Court to present proof of takedown order compliance Is.
X Corp’s counsel informed a bench of Chief Justice B Varale and Justice MGS Kamal that he was awaiting instructions from his client. He asked for time. The court adjourned the proceedings till September 15 and made it clear that the company was being given this last opportunity.
The court said, today the counsel for the appellant prayed for adjournment on the ground that he is awaiting instructions, therefore one more last opportunity has been given. The hearing on the appeal has been adjourned till September 15.
Twitter (which is now X Corp) had moved the High Court against several restrictive orders of the ministry. The single judge bench had dismissed the petition and imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakh for coming to the court without complying with the ministry’s order.
The company appealed before the division bench which in an earlier hearing had directed it to deposit Rs 25 lakh. The bench also directed Twitter to file material to show that it has complied with the orders.