Delhi High Court orders unblocking of Cockroach Janata Party's X account
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed that the X account of the Cockroach Janata Party be unblocked. A Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed that the X account of the Cockroach Janata Party be unblocked. A Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma allowed a plea moved by the party’s founder, Abhijit Dipke. The court noted that the Centre’s primary concern, which had led to the blocking of the account, was no longer relevant as the NEET examination had already concluded.
On that basis, the plea was allowed, reported Live Law. Read Full Story During the hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Union government, said the main concern behind blocking the party’s X account was that its posts could create chaos among students and parents during the NEET exam.
Taking note of this submission, the court observed that since the examination was now over, the issue cited by the Centre stood resolved. It then ordered that the X account of the Cockroach Janata Party be unblocked. With this, the High Court allowed Dipke’s plea, holding that the concern raised by the Union government in relation to the NEET examination no longer survived after the exam had ended.
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