LPA 812/2026 and connected matter $~94 & 95 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010474232026 + LPA 812/2026, CM APPL. 68316/2026, CM APPL. 68317/2026, CM APPL. 68318/2026, CM APPL. 68319/2026 & CM APPL. 68320/2026 META PLATFORMS, INC. .....Appellant Through: Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Varun Pathak, Ms. Amee Rana, Mr. Yash Karunakaran, Ms. Sana Banyal, Ms. Prasidhi Agrawal, Mr. Vishesh Sharma, Mr. Ravi Shankar Pandey & Ms. Shivam Chaudhary, Advs. versus MR. X & ORS. .....Respondents Through: MS. Shiva Lakshmi, SPC, Ms. Ayushi Srivastava, GP alongwith Mr. Prassant Kumar Sharma, Mr. Pravar Dennison & Ms. Smriti Advs. Mr. Abhishek K. Singh, Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Mr. Saksham Chaturvedi, and Mr. Kushal Sharma, Advs. for R-6. Mr Apar Gupta, Mr. Naman Kumar, Ms. Pragya Jain & Mr. Sahil Mander, Advs. for Indian Kanoon 95 # CNR No. DLHC010474242026 + LPA 813/2026, CM APPL. 68321/2026, CM APPL. 68322/2026, CM APPL. 68323/2026, CM APPL. 68324/2026- 41 & CM APPL. 68325/2026 META PLATFORMS, INC. .....Appellant Through: Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Signed By:POOJA DUTT Signing Date:08.10.2026 15:15 Signature Not Verified LPA 812/2026 and connected matter with Mr. Varun Pathak, Ms. Amee Rana, Mr. Yash Karunakaran, Ms. Sana Banyal, Ms. Prasidhi Agrawal, Mr. Vishesh Sharma, Mr. Ravi Shankar Pandey & Ms. Shivam Chaudhary, Advs. versus JASPREET SINGH & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC, Ms. Ayushi Srivastava, GP, Mr. Kushagra Malik, Mr. Arpan Narwal & Mr. Ujjwal Tyagi, Advs MS. Shiva Lakshmi, SPC, Ms. Ayushi Srivastava, GP along with Mr. Prassant Kumar Sharma, Mr. Pravar Dennison & Ms. Smriti Advs. Mr. Sirish Gupta, Adv. for R-1. Mr Apar Gupta, Mr. Naman Kumar, Ms. Pragya Jain & Mr. Sahil Mander, Advs. for Indian Kanoon CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIVEDITA ANIL SHARMA ORDER (ORAL) % 30.09.2026 C.HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. We have heard Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, learned Senior Counsel for the appellant, in these appeals. 2. Mr. Mukul Rohatgi’s submission is that the direction for removing of URLs and filing of an affidavit in the proceedings before the learned Single Judge has been complied with. However, he has Signed By:POOJA DUTT Signing Date:08.10.2026 15:15 Signature Not Verified LPA 812/2026 and connected matter drawn our attention to the following directive contained at the conclusion of paragraph 244 of the impugned judgement: “In the circumstances, the concened respondents/ search engine operators/ legal data base platforms are directed to de-index, and disable, across all platforms and domains, name-based search functionality in respect of the judgments/orders/news articles complained of in the petition.” 3. Mr. Mukul Rohatgi submits that, as the appellant operates the Facebook platform, it is not possible for his client to perform the acts mentioned in the afore-extracted paragraph 244 and that, therefore, this directive should not be made applicable to his client. 4. Learned Counsels for all the respondents are present. They have no objection to the prayer of Mr. Mukul Rohatgi that the direction contained in the afore-extracted part of paragraph 244 read with paragraph 265 of the impugned judgement be not made applicable to the appellant, Meta Platform, Inc. 5. Accordingly, with the aforesaid clarification, these appeals stand disposed of. C. HARI SHANKAR, J NIVEDITA ANIL SHARMA, J SEPTEMBER 30, 2026/vs Signed By:POOJA DUTT Signing Date:08.10.2026 15:15