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"Despite the registration of FIR no effective steps have been taken by the Police authorities, and her husband is giving interview in media and on social media several fake news, articles, videos are being circulated continuously", the plea states
Sub-divisional Magistrate (SDM) Jyoti Maurya has moved the Delhi High Court seeking direction to take necessary action for deleting news, scenes, audio, video, fake news, ugly songs circulating on various social media platforms.
The SDM has moved the court through Advocate Satyam Singh Rajput and has also sought directions to the News Channels to not share any content against her.
She has further sought directions to the news channels to set up their “internal complaint redressal mechanism” and ensure prior consent from the person before releasing any content, news, song, video, image or views related to personal life in public domain or social media.
The plea states, “The petitioner has a fundamental right to privacy, which includes the right to keep personal and intimate matters private and free from unwarranted intrusion. Publishing personal information, messages, and recordings on social media without the petitioner's consent violates this right and causes significant distress and harm to the petitioner”.
It also states that despite the registration of FIR, “no effective steps” have been taken by the Police authorities, and her husband is giving interviews in the media and on social media several fake news, articles, videos are being circulated continuously.
“The content being circulated on social media is defamatory and harassing in nature. It includes derogatory language, abusive posts, and false allegations aimed at tarnishing the petitioner's reputation and character. Such actions not only cause emotional trauma but also endanger the petitioner's personal and professional life”, the plea states.
According to news reports, SDM Jyoti Maurya came to light when a video of her husband Alok Maurya shedding tears went viral on social media. Alok, a Class-IV employee in the Panchayati Raj Department in Pratapgarh, had alleged that Jyoti left him after becoming SDM.
Alok said he secretly followed his wife to Lucknow after growing suspicious of her “official visits”. He alleged that Jyoti spent nights with Manish Dubey in hotel rooms. He also said that he caught them "red-handed" leaving a hotel once. Manish Dubey is posted as a home guard commandant in Ghaziabad.
Alok also said that Jyoti and Manish had conspired to get him killed and that he had WhatsApp chats that revealed a plot to murder him.
Case Title: Jyoti Maurya v. Union of India through Ministry of Information and Broadcasting & Ors.
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