The Delhi High Court Today (Nov 11) allowed Wikipedia to serve summons on the users accused of adding allegedly defamatory statements on the wiki page about Asian News International (ANI). A Bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order while disposing of an appeal moved by Wikipedia against a single-judge’s order directing it to disclose the identity of the users.
The Delhi High Court Today (Oct 25) remarked that it is “dangerous” how the Wikipedia functions as a platform, especially how anyone can edit the pages on the platform. Justice Subramonium Prasad made the remark after Wikipedia’s architecture was explained to the Court during the hearing of Asian News International (ANI)’s defamation suit against the online encyclopaedia.
The Delhi High Court Today (Oct 21) observed that nothing can be worse than calling a news agency a stooge of the government or an agent of an intelligence agency. Bench made the remark while hearing Wikipedia’s appeal against a single-judge’s order directing it to disclose the identity of users who have allegedly included defamatory statements on ANI’s Wiki page. The Court observed that ANI’s suit discloses very serious allegations of defamation.The Court also praised Wikipedia for serving the public and said it has been a huge service to mankind.