Yahoo Case: Delhi HC Notice to Delhi Police

Saying that it is not a social networking site, Yahoo India Pvt Ltd approached the Delhi High Court challenging the summons issued to it by a magistrate for allegedly hosting objectionable content. The court today sought response from the Delhi police on Yahoo's plea. "Notice be issued for February 10," Justice Suresh Kait said while admitting the petition of Yahoo India for hearing. The court also allowed Yahoo India's plea that its case be heard separately.

Senior advocate Arvind Nigam, appearing for Yahoo India, said, "It is a case where summons were issued without application of mind by the trial court as there was no material against me (Yahoo India)". Mr Nigam said the complaint and the order of the magistrate have dealt with alleged objectionable material retrieved from various websites including Zombie, Orkut, Youtube, Facebook, Blogspot and none of them pertained to Yahoo. He also referred to the complaint filed by Vinay Rai, a journalist, to buttress his argument that no objectionable material has been downloaded from Yahoo India which forms part of the case in which 20 other websites have also been summoned.