SANDEEP SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~88 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 4696/2026 and CM APPL. 22979/2026 Date of decision: 13.04.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: SANDEEP SINGH .....Petitioner (Through: Mr. Apar Gupta, Ms. Avanti Deshpande, Mr. Naman Kumar, Ms. Indumugi C., Advocates.) versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents (Through: Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC, Ms. Avshreya Rudy, CGSC, Ms. Ayushi Srivastava, Mr. Ayush Tanwar, Mr. Arpan Narwal, Mr.Kushagra Malik, Advocates for R-1. Mr. Ankit Parhar, Mr. Tejpal Singh Rathore, Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Ms.Tanish Gupta and Ms. Sanchli Sethi, Advocates for R-2.) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant petition is for the following reliefs:- “a. Issue a direction to Respondent No. 1 & 2 for restoring/stop withholding the account of the Petitioner on the platform X, bearing the handle “@ActivistSandeep” within the territory of India; b. Issue a writ, direction or order Respondent No.1 to produce the Blocking Order issued under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 along with all supporting material before this Hon’ble Court; and c. Issue a writ, direction, or order to ensure that any censorship by Respondent No. 1 or 2 with regards to the Petitioner is carried out Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEHA CHOPRA Signed Signing Date:18.04.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 12:41:54 KUMAR KAURAV strictly in accordance with provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Rules framed thereunder, namely the 8 & 9 of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009 and in conformity with the fundamental rights and freedom guaranteed under Article 14, 19(l)(a) and 21 under Part III of the Indi