The petitioner, a member of the Marthoma Christian community, moved the Court claiming that a video uploaded on YouTube on Marthoma Bishop, Rt. Rev. Dr. Euyakim Mar Coorilos, by a news channel was defamatory and insulting to the Marthoma community.
The content of the video published by the news channel on YouTube was regarding the controversy surrounding Marthoma Bishop Coorilos with the suicide of a seminary student and how he was promoted to a higher post despite the allegations against him.
The plea contended that even though the petitioner had submitted a complaint before the Resident Grievance Officer for YouTube, no action was taken.
The petitioner submitted there was also no action from the Nodal Officer to issue directions to YouTube India for immediately blocking public access to viewing the said videos and similar videos which have the same content.
Source: Barandbench
