The government's blocking orders, which were upheld by a review committee, impinges on X's right to provide a platform for free speech, counsel for the social media giant argued.
Justice SG Pandit made it clear that the High Court's October 10 interim order lifting the suspension of TheLiverDoc X account would continue till the trial court finally decides the matter.
The Karnataka High Court posed the query while hearing X Corp's appeal against a single-judge order dismissing its challenge to orders issued by the Indian government to block certain Twitter posts and accounts.
"Best is to ban social media. Lot of good will come. Today, school-going children are so addicted to it," the Karnataka High Court remarked while hearing an appeal by X Corp (formerly Twitter) concerning blocking orders.
X Corp has also challenged the whopping ₹50 lakh fine imposed on it by the single-judge when it raised genuine concerns over the legality of the Central government's orders to block 1,354 URLs.