Political commentator Kumar Nayan has asked the Delhi High Court to set aside a government direction blocking access in India to his X account, known as NehrWho. He is seeking restoration of the account and disclosure of the orders behind the restriction.
Why the account is back in court
The account was restored after an earlier court proceeding in April. It was withheld again in July. In the latest case, the Union’s written submissions say a final blocking order was issued on 9 September. Nayan argues that he was not given a copy and that blocking an entire account over a set of individual posts was disproportionate.
What the court has directed
On 16 September, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma directed both sides to file written submissions. The challenge concerns the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s authority to order the block, the reasons for applying it to the whole account and whether the orders must be disclosed. The court has yet to rule on those questions.
Delhi High Court photograph by Surance, cropped, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Read the Delhi High Court’s 16 September order (W.P.(C) 13241/2026, PDF)