Ruhullah Mehdi is a member of the Nationwide Convention and the MP from Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency.
He approached the Excessive Court docket difficult the restriction imposed on his Fb web page in India since March 3, 2026.
In accordance with his plea, he learnt in regards to the restriction on his Fb web page solely when he tried to entry his web page on March 3. In accordance with the petition, neither the federal government nor Meta offered him with a replica of the discover, causes for the motion or a possibility to be heard.
As per the petition, Part 79(3)(b) doesn’t allow a blanket restriction of a complete account with out figuring out particular illegal content material and complying with the safeguards beneath the Data Expertise Guidelines, 2021.
Mehdi has contended that the restriction infringes his basic rights beneath Articles 14, 19(1)(a) and 21 and in addition impacts his means as an elected consultant to speak with constituents and take part in democratic discourse.
