NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Thursday sought a response from the Centre and eight states including Karnataka and Assam on a plea of Twitter Communications India Pvt Ltd seeking quashing of multiple FIRs lodged against it for allegedly promoting a tweet on Khalistan .
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde took note of the submissions of senior advocate Sajjan Poovayya, appearing for Twitter India, that there cannot be multiple FIRs for one incident and sought their quashing.
The firm has sought clubbing of the FIRs for conducting the trial in one lower court as done in the case of journalist Arnab Goswami.
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SC issues notice to Centre, 8 states on plea of Twitter India against multiple FIRs
Multiple FIRs have been lodged against the Indian arm of Twitter Inc of the US in eight states for allegedly promoting the tweet of one Gurpatwant Singh Pannum on Khhalistan . PTI
Source: reuters
The Supreme Court on December 17 sought a response from the Centre and eight states including Karnataka and Assam on a plea of Twitter Communications India Pvt Ltd, seeking quashing of multiple FIRs lodged against it for allegedly promoting a tweet on ’Khalistan’.
A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde took note of the submissions of senior advocate Sajjan Poovayya, appearing for Twitter India, that there cannot be multiple FIRs for one incident and sought their quashing.