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Abhijit Iyer Mitra(@Iyervval) moves #DelhiHighCourt againt 'Suspension of his Twitter Account' after he put a tweet about the #SupremeCourt granting bail to Mohd Zubair (@zoo_bear) in July 2022. Mitra seeks restoration of his @Twitter account.

#MohammadZubair #Bail

@Iyervval had tweeted, "..that jihadist hatemonger Zubair deleted 121 tweets and counting 20 before custody 101 after custody. He claims the phone from which he tweeted was “lost”. If it was “lost” how did the person currently in possession access his"

@Iyervval had also tweeted, "..presiding judges son on NDTV, NDTV editor furnishes bail bond of “close friend".

Counsel for @Iyervval informs the court that i am a renowned public figure & in July'22 he had posted on who took surety of Mohd. Zubair's bail bond in #supremecourt & had not posted any private information. Merely on this his access to Twitter followers has been curtailed.

Counsel for @Iyervval further states that this has been done without following the procedure that has been laid down in the IT Rules.

Counsel appearing for @Twitter submitted that @Iyervval's account has been kept on read only mode, due to 1 tweet that is violative. He has sought time to file reply in a brief affidavit.

Counsel for @Twitter informs the court, that of he deletes that 1 tweet the account can come back to normalcy. He further states that, @Iyervval's case is that he'll not delete that tweet & seeks restoration of his Twitter account & for same he seeks time to file brief affidavit.

Taking note of the submissions, the Court lists the matter before Joint Registrar on December 12, 2022.

Correction *if he deletes

"Will Not Delete Tweets": Abhijit Iyer Mitra (@Iyervval) Tells Delhi High Court In Plea Seeking Restoration Of Twitter Account; HC issues summons to Twitter @raghav355 @poovayya
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