Delhi HC directs Twitter to remove 5 defamatory tweets by Audrey Truschke against Vikram Sampath
The court further noted that Truschke had failed to enter an appearance before the court and added that a prima facie case is made out on behalf of Sampath.
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New Delhi, May 4: Coming as a big blow to historian Audrey Truschke, Delhi High Court has directed Twitter to take down five more tweets posted by her against historian Vikram Sampath over alleged plagiarism in his two-volume biography of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
The court further noted that Truschke had failed to enter an appearance before the court and added that a prima facie case is made out on behalf of Sampath.
The court was hearing a petition filed by Vikram Sampath filed by Audrey Truschke and others, including social media platform Twitter over defamatory comments and false allegations brought against him on the platform. In his petition, the distinguished historian sought a direction for taking down further defamatory tweets posted by Truschke on Twitter.
In February 2022, the Court had also ordered the taking down of some tweets made by Truschke against Sampath.
The controversy started when associate professors of History and Communication from three universities in the USA, namely – Ananya Chakravarti, Rohit Chopra and the infamous Audrey Truschke, wrote to the Royal Historical Society, the UK, making a case for plagiarism against Sampath.
According to reports, the Delhi HC bench of Justice Amit Bansal observed that the tweets put out by Hinduphobic professor Audrey Truschke were defamatory in nature, and asked Twitter to remove five more tweets posted against Dr Sampath.
“Despite ad interim injunction passed by this Court vide orders 18th February 2022 and 24th February 2022, the defendant no.1 continues to post defamatory material against the plaintiff on the platform of the defendant no. 4/Twitter,” the court noted.
The court further noted that Truschke had failed to enter an appearance before the court and added that a prima facie case is made out on behalf of Sampath.
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The suit had stated that Audrey Truschke and other, namely Ananya Chakravarti and Rohit Chopra, wrote the letter dated February 11 to the Royal Historical Society in London, raising plagiarism allegations.
In February 2022, the Court had also ordered the taking down of some tweets made by Truschke against Sampath.
The controversy started when associate professors of History and Communication from three universities in the USA, namely – Ananya Chakravarti, Rohit Chopra and the infamous Audrey Truschke, wrote to the Royal Historical Society, the UK, making a case for plagiarism against Sampath.