The court said “objectionable comments” on social media were tarnishing the reputation of the judiciary.
Hyderabad:
Defamatory posts on social media about the Andhra Pradesh High Court rulings will be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the High Court said today. The court issued a notice to 49 leaders and activists of the state’s ruling YSR Congress Party. His order came days after Prime Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy complained to the Chief Justice of India, alleging that the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh and four other judges were acting against his elected government.
The High Court said today that the IWC should file cases against all those who slandered the judges. Claiming that the High Court rulings were “misrepresented” in the social media posts, the judges asked the government to cooperate with the CBI.
Referring to “objectionable comments” on social media against its rulings, the court said it was tarnishing the reputation of the judiciary.
Mr. Reddy had complained to Chief Justice SA Bobde about a superior Supreme Court judge, claiming he was working against the elected state government.
In his letter, Reddy said that the high court judge was acting on behalf of the opposition Telugu Desam Party and that he was very close to its boss and former prime minister Chandrababu Naidu.
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