[2026:RJ-JP:28306] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 12462/2026 CNR: RJHC020663612026 | URN: CW / 27426U / 2026 Lokesh Sen, S/o Sh. Fateh Chandra Sen, Aged About 28 Years, R/o 13, Raj Vihar Colony, Menawala, Gandhi Path (West), P.o. Panchyawala, Jaipur, Rajasthan), In His Capacity As The Administrator And Representative Operating And Managing The Instagram Account Bearing The Handle @shrigovinddevjiwale, Maintained For Disseminating Religious And Devotional Information Pertaining To Shri Govind Devji Temple, Jaipur. ----Petitioner Versus 1. Union Of India, Through The Secretary, Ministry Of Electronics And Information Technology, Electronics Niketan, 6, Cgo Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 2. The Grievance Appellate Committee, Constituted Under Rule 3A Of The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, Through Its Chairperson, Ministry Of Electronics And Information Technology, New Delhi. 3. Meta Platforms, Inc. (Instagram), Through Its Grievance Officer/authorised Representative In India, Unit 28 And 29, The Executive Center, Level 18, Dlf Cyber City, Building No.5, Tower A, Phase Iii, Gurgaon-122002. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Adarsh Singhal For Respondent(s) : Mr.Praveen Singh Rajawat, Senior Panel Counsel for U.O.I. HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA Order 22/07/2026 v;kph la[;k&1 vkSj 2 dh vksj ls mifLFkr fo}ku vf/koDrk dks ;kfpdk dh izfr fnyokbZ xbZA ;kfpdkdkj ds fo}ku vf/koDrk dk rdZ gS fd v;kphx.k us ;kfpdkdkj ds bULVkxzke (Instagram) Account ij ekStwnk lkexzh (Contents) dh [2026:RJ-JP:28306] (2 of 2) [CW-12462/2026] igqap (Access) dks iwjs Hkkjro"kZ esa jksd fn;k gS vFkkZr~ vc Hkkjr esa mlds Account ij tks lkexzh miyC/k gS] og fdlh Hkh O;fDr }kjk ugha ns[kk tk ldrkA mudk dguk gS fd v;kphx.k us ,slk /kkjk&79¼3½ lwpuk ,oa izkS|ksfxdh vf/kfu;e ds izko/kkuksa ds vUrxZr fd;k gSA mudk dguk gS fd lwpuk ,oa izkS|ksfxdh vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk&87 ds izko/kkuksa ds vuqlkj cuk;s x;s fu;eksa {The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021}ds vUrxZr bu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa Grievance Redressal dh tks izfdz;k cukbZ xbZ gS] mlds vuqlkj Grievance Redressal Officer ds le{k ;kfpdkdkj }kjk f'kdk;r ntZ djokbZ xbZ Fkh] ftldk tokc Grievance Redressal Officer }kjk fnuakd 20-6-2026 dks fn;k x;k FkkA blds mijkar mlds }kjk Grievance Appellate Authority ds le{k vihy fnukad 20-6-2026 dks izLrqr dj nh FkhA mudk dguk gS fd ,slh vihy mDr izkf/kdj.k (Grievance Appellate A uthority) dks izkIr gksus ds 30 fnol ds Hkhrj bl vihy dk fuLrkj.k fu;ekuqlkj fd;k tkuk vko';d Fkk] ysfdu vkt 30 fnol ls vf/kd le; O;rhr gks tkus ds ckotwn bl vihy ds fuLrkj.k dh lwpuk mUgsa izkIr ugha gqbZ gSA v;kph la[;k&2 ds fo}ku vf/koDrk vkt mifLFkr gSA izdj.k ds leLr rF;ksa ,oa ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa ;g vkns'k fn;k tkrk gS fd ;fn ;kfpdkdkj }kjk izLrqr vihy fnukafdr 20-6-2026 ¼ifjf'k"V&6½ Grievance Appellate Authority }kjk vHkh rd fuLrkfjr ugha dh xbZ gks rFkk og vihy muds le{k yfEcr gks] rks bl vkns'k dh frfFk ls 10 fnol ds Hkhrj bl vihy dk fu;ekuqlkj fuLrkj.k fd;k tk;s rFkk blds fuLrkj.k dh lwpuk vfoyEc ;kfpdkdkj dks miyC/k djkbZ tk;sA ;kfpdkdkj] ;fn bl vihy ds fu.kZ; ls O;fFkr gks] rks og fof/k ds vUrxZr mls tks mipkj miyC/k gS] og izkIr djus ds fy, fu;ekuqlkj dk;Zokgh djus ds fy, Lora= gSA rn~uqlkj bl ;kfpdk dk fuLrkj.k fd;k tkrk gSA lkFk gh LFkxu izkFkZuk i= o vU; dksbZ izkFkZuk i= tks yfEcr gks] Hkh fuLrkfjr fd, tkrs gSA (SHUBHA MEHTA),J 17/JITENDRA SINGH PANWAR