The Bombay High Court , while hearing a petition on Monday to block actor Kangana Ranaut’s Twitter account, noted that she had the right to...
The Bombay High Court, while hearing a petition on Monday to block actor Kangana Ranaut’s Twitter account, noted that she had the right to express her thoughts on the social media platform, India Today reported.
The petition was filed by Mumbai-based lawyer Ali Kaashif Khan Deshmukh. He alleged that Ranaut’s tweets hurt his religious sentiments and created animosity between different communities.
A bench comprising Justices SS Shinde and MS Karnik asked the petitioner to explain how Ranaut’s tweets hurt him personally. “Any individual can have this [Twitter] account,” Shinde said. “She [Ranaut] also has the fundamental right to have an account to express her thoughts. So, you have to show how your fundamental rights are breached.”
The judge added: “Unless the case comes under the reasonable restrictions, can we accede to your request? If you have to judge, what will you do?”
Deshmukh told the court that his petition mentioned multiple instances where Ranaut hurt his feelings. “Free speech and hate speech are different,” he said. “There are many cases filed in various courts against her. There is a personal mental injury that I have suffered through her tweets.”
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