Karnataka HC verdict on Twitter MD plea likely to be out on Tuesday

BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court on Friday reserved its order on a petition filed by Twitter India’s managing director Manish Maheshwari, seeking the quashing of a notice issued to him by the Uttar Pradesh Police.
The June 21 notice issued by the Ghaziabad Police asked him to appear before them regarding a probe into the circulation of a communally sensitive video clip of an elderly Muslim man being attacked. After both sides concluded their arguments, Justice G Narendar indicated that he will give his order on Tuesday.
On June 24, the court had granted relief to Maheshwari by restraining UP Police from initiating any coercive action against him. It, however, said the police can interrogate him.
According to the UP Police, Twitter India’s ‘company master data’ produced by the petitioner shows the premises at Bengaluru is only the place where all books of accounts and papers are maintained and it is neither the registered address nor alternative address of the company. “Thus, the premises can’t be considered an official place of business to give cause of action to the petitioner to file this petition,” the police stated.