Delhi High Court Calls for Action on Journalist Rana Ayyub Tweets
Delhi High Court seeks action over alleged offensive tweets by Rana Ayyub, directs responses from Centre, X Corp, and Delhi Police in urgent hearing.
Verdicto News Desk 
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday called for prompt action regarding a series of social media posts made by journalist Rana Ayyub on the platform X, which allegedly insult Hindu deities and promote anti-India sentiment.
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was hearing a petition filed by Amita Sachdeva seeking the removal of six tweets posted between 2013 and 2017. The plea claims that the posts are derogatory, inflammatory, and sensitive in nature, potentially disturbing communal harmony.
Issuing notice on the petition, the Court directed the Union of India, X Corp, Delhi Police, and Ayyub to file their responses by Thursday. Emphasizing the urgency of the matter, the Court also instructed Delhi Police to forward relevant documents to X Corp.
“Action is necessary in view of the highly derogatory, inflammatory and communal tweets…,” the Court observed, noting that an FIR had already been directed against Ayyub by a competent court.
The case has been scheduled for further hearing on Friday.
According to the petition, Sachdeva has alleged that Ayyub’s posts not only insult Hindu deities but also defame Veer Savarkar and the Indian Army. Sachdeva, who identifies as a follower of Sanatan Dharma, had earlier filed a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal seeking criminal action.
A trial court had previously found prima facie evidence of cognizable offences under Sections 153A, 295A, and 505 of the Indian Penal Code, leading to the registration of an FIR against Ayyub.
In her latest plea before the High Court, Sachdeva has sought the deletion of the posts, arguing that their continued availability undermines judicial directions and harms religious sentiments. The petition also noted that despite exhausting remedies under the IT Rules, 2021, including approaching X Corp’s grievance mechanism, the content remains accessible.
Earlier, Delhi Police had informed the trial court that details of Ayyub’s account and the disputed posts were awaited and that the content was not currently visible on the platform.
Sachdeva further alleged that repeated complaints yielded no action, prompting her to move the court under Section 156(3) of the CrPC for registration of an FIR.
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