Public figures must be ready for brickbats: delhi High court
New Delhi, March 24 -- Courts cannot prevent people from making fun of public figures unless the remarks are humiliating or disparaging, the Delhi high court observed on Monday, adding that individuals in the public eye must be prepared to face criticism and occasional brickbats.
A bench of justice TusharRao Gedela made the observation while hearing Patanjali Ayurveda managing director Acharya Balakrishna's plea seeking protection of his personality rights.
"You have newspapers, you have cartoonists. They do make caricatures, and they do make fun of people, right? Now, whether that can be taken now?" the bench remarked. "If you are going to be a public figure,please be ready for brickbatstoo. People will make fun. We can't stop that, unless it is disparaging or something that puts your respect down or humiliating."
This came after counsel for search engine Google submitted that Balakrishna was seekingthe removal of certain news reports, commentary, and caricatures relating to proceedings against him before theSupreme Court without impleading the concerned news organisations and content creators as parties....
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