The court was told that though the documentary has been banned by the government, a Wikipedia page dedicated to the series provides links to watch it and that the content is still available on Internet Archive. Wikimedia Foundation funds Wikipedia while Internet Archive is a US-based digital library.
Issue summons of the suit for settlement of issues to the defendant (BBC, Wikimedia, and Internet Archive), Additional District Judge (ADJ) Ruchika Singla said, posting the matter for May 11.
Complainant Vinay Kumar Singh said he is a state executive committee member of the Jharkhand BJP and an active volunteer of the RSS and VHP. He claimed the BBC documentary defamed organizations like the RSS, VHP, and the BJP.
The complainant sought a direction from the BBC and other respondents to tender an unconditional apology to him and the RSS and VHP for the libelous and defamatory content published in the two-volume documentary series.
Pass a decree of damages of Rs 10 lakh in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendants, it further urged the court. It claimed that the allegations made against the RSS and VHP were motivated by a malicious intent to defame the organizations and its millions of members/ volunteers.
Such unfounded allegations are not only baseless but also have the potential to damage the reputation and image of the RSS, VHP, and its millions of members/ volunteers, who have committed themselves to uphold the cultural, social, and national values of India, it said.
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Delhi Court Summons BBC, Wikimedia Over Publication Of Controversial Modi Documentary
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