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Delhi High Court sets 15-day deadline on Dhruv Rathee video
India Today··5 Jul
Delhi High Court on July 3 directed the central government to decide within 15 days whether to pursue removal of a Dhruv Rathee YouTube video uploaded in March. A petition sought action against content titled Can Hindus Eat Beef? claiming Lord Ram, Sita and Krishna consumed meat and alcohol. The court asked the Centre to determine next steps.
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What It Means For You
- The Centre must decide within 15 days whether to seek removal of Rathee's March YouTube video.
- The petition targets a video titled Can Hindus Eat Beef? citing claims about Ram, Sita and Krishna.
- The ruling affects how religious content disputes are handled on social media platforms.
What's Happening
- Delhi High Court directed the central government on July 3 to decide on removing a Dhruv Rathee video.
- A petition sought action against content claiming Hindu deities consumed meat and alcohol.
- The court gave the Centre 15 days to determine whether removal proceedings should begin.
Court Sets a Clock
- Rathee uploaded the contested video in March 2026 on his YouTube channel.
- The case joins growing legal scrutiny of creator content touching religious figures and dietary practices.
- The Centre's decision could set precedent for platform takedown requests in similar petitions.
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