Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair awaits the Allahabad High Court’s ruling on his plea against an FIR regarding a post on social media related to Yati Narsinghanand’s speech. The court previously stayed Zubair’s arrest and scrutinized legal provisions, emphasizing the balance between freedom of speech and potential harm from provocative content.
Today, On 3rd March, The Allahabad High Court reserved its verdict on journalist Mohammed Zubair’s plea to quash an FIR filed against him for a tweet about Yati Narsinghanand. A Bench comprising Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Yogendra Kumar Srivastava heard the matter. The court also extended the interim protection from arrest granted to Zubair in December 2024. The final ruling on the case is now awaited.
The Delhi High Court on Monday (13th Jan) has directed Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to request the return of his electronic devices seized by police in 2022, following a tweet he posted in 2018. Zubair alleges unlawful seizure during a police raid and claims the tweet was posted from a lost mobile phone.
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The Allahabad High Court today (6th Jan) extended the stay on Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s arrest until January 16, 2025, regarding an FIR based on his social media post about Yati Narsinghanand’s inflammatory speech. Zubair argues his post was a freedom of speech exercise, not inciting violence, amid state claims of misinformation.