The MeiTY provided Twitter with a letter outlining grave repercussions of noncompliance, including the possibility of commencing criminal proceedings against Twitter's Chief Compliance Officer. In response, twitter said that its business will close if accounts are blocked without reasons.
The Karnataka High Court served notice to the Central Government on Tuesday in response to a writ case filed by Twitter Inc contesting the Centre's blocking orders, reports Live Law.
A single bench led by Justice Krishna S Dixit adjourned the case to August 25. The Court has enabled Twitter to lodge the blocking orders in sealed cover with the Court. The Court also ordered Twitter to reveal all classified documents with Central Government Counsel.
Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who appeared on behalf of the microblogging site, claimed that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology filed blocking orders against roughly 1100 accounts.
"Rules require for reasons to be record...