Delhi HC seeks responses over Saurav Das’s privacy plea

What happened: Delhi High Court seeks responses in Saurav Das’s privacy plea

Saurav Das of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) filed a privacy plea in the Delhi High Court alleging that his residential address and other personal details were made public without his consent. Saurav Das sought protection of privacy, dignity, and personal security, and also sought damages for the alleged privacy violation. Justice Sachin Datta issued summons and notices and required responses from: Abhijit Iyer MitraX (formerly Twitter)GoogleOther media portals and platforms named by Saurav Das in the plea

Background and earlier position: nature of the claim

Saurav Das’s claim is focused on non-consensual disclosure of sensitive personal information. In the plea, residential address and other personal details are treated as private information whose publication, as alleged by the petitioner, harms privacy and dignity and raises personal security concerns. At the current stage described in the facts, the Delhi High Court is treating the allegations as requiring responses from the named respondents and platforms, rather than deciding the merits only on the petitioner’s averments.

What changed now: court action requiring responses

The procedural change in the case is the Delhi High Court’s action to seek responses through summons and notices. Justice Sachin Datta’s issuance of summons and notices indicates that the court expects replies from both an individual respondent (Abhijit Iyer Mitra) and major online platforms/media portals (including X (formerly Twitter) and Google) along with other named platforms.