'We are not at govt's beck and call': K'taka HC not happy with repeated adjournments of Twitter case
Bengaluru, Jan 9: The High Court of Karnataka on Monday expressed its displeasure at the Union Government seeking repeated adjournments in the petition filed by microblogging site Twitter against take-down orders issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
Twitter's case challenging blocking of accounts, posts and URLs without giving notice to account holders came up before Justice Krishna S Dixit.
The Central Government counsel sought adjournment of the hearing either to January 27 or February 3.
The court said that repeated adjournments were being sought on such an important matter.
"We are not at the government's dictation like that. I don't agree. What will people think? We are not at your beck and call. How many times have you taken adjournments. See the order sheet," the court said.
The court said that it would give only one week and ordered listing of the case on January 18.
Twitter approached the High Court with its petition filed in June, 2022. It has claimed that the Government was required to issue notice to the owners of the twitter handles against whom blocking orders are issued.
It claimed, it was even barred from informing the account holders about the take-down.
Senior advocates Arvind Datar and Ashok Haranahalli have argued on behalf of Twitter.
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KKR hammer DC by eight wickets as Allen smashes unbeaten ton
New Delhi (PTI): Finn Allen smashed a 47-ball 100 not out as Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Delhi Capitals by eight wickets to register their fourth win on the trot in the IPL, here on Friday.
Opting to bowl, KKR spinners led by Sunil Narine strangled Delhi Capitals in the middle overs on a tacky surface to restrict them to 142/8.
Pathum Nissanka struck a quick 50 (29 balls; 5x4, 3x6) but Delhi lost momentum after his dismissal, scoring just 11 runs between the 12th and 16th overs as Anukul Roy (2/31), Kartik Tyagi (2/25) and Sunil Narine (1/17) applied the brakes.
Ashutosh Sharma’s late 28-ball 39 (3x4, 3x6), gave Delhi some respite.
In reply, Allen, who came in as Impact Sub for Varun Chakravarthy, smashed 10 sixes and five fours to make it a lopsided chase as KKR sealed the win in just 14.2 overs.
Brief Scores:
Delhi Capitals 142/8 in 20 overs (Pathum Nissanka 50, Ashutosh Sharma 39; Anukul Roy 2/31, Kartik Tyagi 2/25). Kolkata Knight Riders 147/2 in 14.2 overs (Finn Allen 100 not out).
