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Madras High Court Orders Responses Over Alleged Judge Insults

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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Madras High Court issued notices to Cockroach Janata Party leader Saurav Das and ministries.
The court, acting on Chennai petitioner R. Ganesh Kumar’s case, set a six-week deadline for responses.
The petition alleges Das, known as Yogesh Sharma, insulted Supreme Court judges.
It requests probing Das’s nationality and cancellation of his passport and Aadhaar.
It asks the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to block his X and Instagram.

History

In March 2015 the Supreme Court of India, in a two-judge bench led by Justices Nariman and Jasti Chelameswar, struck down Section 66A of the IT Act as unconstitutional, noting fines up to INR5,000 per offence. The ruling still shapes disputes, like the Delhi High Court’s summons of Janata Party leader Saurav Das and the Ministry of Technology over contempt claims and to block X and Instagram accounts.

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In March 2015 the Supreme Court of India, in a two-judge bench led by Justices Nariman and Jasti Chelameswar, struck down Section 66A of the IT Act as unconstitutional, noting fines up to INR5,000 per offence. The ruling still shapes disputes, like the Delhi High Court’s summons of Janata Party leader Saurav Das and the Ministry of Technology over contempt claims and to block X and Instagram accounts.

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