Social media users should have broad shoulders to bear criticisms: Delhi HC
By : Sandhya
The users of social media platforms should have broad shoulders to bear criticisms as a post published is bound to be either appreciated or criticised, the Delhi high court observed while dismissing a defamation suit against four X handles. The bench of justice Manmeet PS Arora dismissed the defamation suit filed by online legal education platform Law Sikho, which accused four individuals of posting “defamatory” tweets in reply to a post by one of their officials, which had described National Law University (NLU) graduates as “incompetent”.
The court said that Law Sikho official’s tweet was published with an intent to elicit responses from the audience and fell within the parameters of “online trolling”.
In his tweet, the Law Sikho official alleged that top law firms hire allegedly incompetent NLU graduates through direct campus placements, sparking a backlash from NLU alumni. The platform argued that the lead tweet was posted in good faith with the intention of shedding light on a “significant trend in the legal industry impacting law students, law firms and educational institutions”.