The report also stated that because the case is still pending, the precise content of the petition was not disclosed.
Digital Desk: Twitter has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court against some notices and government orders in response to several letters and government orders requesting that the social media platform remove content.
The action was taken after the government's deadline of July 4 to adhere to the ministry's instructions expired.
According to sources cited by the Economic Times, the American multinational said in its writ suit that several banning orders issued by the IT ministry were "overboard and arbitrary, failed to provide notice to originators of the content," and were "disproportionate in several situations."
The report also stated that because the case is still pending, the precise content of the petition was not disclosed.
People with knowledge of the situation claim that some blocking letters just cited Section 69A of the IT Act 2000 as justification without explaining how the claimed content met the Act's criteria or how the section's rules were broken.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a warning to Twitter on June 27 with a deadline of July 4 for Twitter to comply with the government of India's order to remove data. If it hadn't followed the requirements, Twitter would have lost its role as an intermediary in the nation. In reaction, social media behemoth Twitter is attempting to have some Indian government orders to remove content annulled through a legal challenge that claims officials misused their positions of authority.
The US social media company's bid to get a judicial review is a part of the ongoing dispute that Twitter has been having with the Indian government for some time. India’s IT ministry did not immediately respond on Tuesday to a request for comment about Twitter’s legal move.
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