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(*)R7 AND R8 ARE SUO MOTU IMPLEADED VIDE
COURT ORDER DATED 16.04.2019
(*)R9 ISUO MOTU IMPLEADED VIDE
COURT ORDER DATED 24.04.2019
filed
Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the affidavit
therewith the High Court will be pleased toissue a Writ of Mandamus
directing to the respondents 1 to 5 to take appropriate actions
against 6th respondent and his men and ban the Tik Tok mobile app
which was containing degrading culture and encouraging pornography
besides causing pedophiles and explicit disturbing content, social
stigma and medical health issue between teens and take necessary
action
by
considering
the
petitioners
representation
dated
24.02.2019
ORDER :
This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the
petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing
the arguments of Mr.K.NEELAMEGAM, Advocate for the petitioner and of
Mr.P.MURUGAPPAN, Central Government Standing Counsel for R1 to
R3,and Mr.A.K.BASKARAPANDIAN, Special Government Pleader for R4 and
R5, and Mr.ISAAC MOHANLAL, learned Senior Counsel
for R6 and R9,
and Mr.ARVIND P.DATAR, learned Senior Counsel as Amicus Curiae and
Mr.M.C.Swamy,
learned
Counsel
and
Mr.Purushothamman,
learned
Counsel, the court made the following order:[Order of the Court made by N.KIRUBAKARAN, J.]
This Court suo motu impleads M/s.Bytedance (India) Technology
Private Limited, Registered Office:1/12, Floor 10, Everest Pandit
Madan Mohan Malviya Marg, Tardeo, Mumbai - 400 034, as 9th respondent
and Registry is directed to carry out necessary amendments in the
petition.
2. This Court, by order, dated 03.04.2019, prohibited the
download of Tik Tok Mobile Application and also prohibited the
Medias from telecasting the videos made using Tik Tok Mobile
Application.
3. Heard Mr.K.Neelamegam, learned Counsel for the petitioner,
Mr.Isaac Mohanlal, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the
respondents 6 and 9, Mr.Arvind P.Datar, learned Senior Counsel as
Amicus
Curiae
and
Mr.M.C.Swamy,
learned
Counsel
and
Mr.Purushothamman, learned Counsel.
4. Mr.K.Neelamegam, learned counsel for the petitioner would
argue that numerous obscenity and inappropriate videos are still in
circulation through Tik Tok platform and opposed vacating interim
order. With regard to the contents, Mr.Isaac Mohanlal, learned
Senior Counsel appearing for respondents 6 & 9 would refer to
paragraphs 5 to 12 of the company's counter affidavit would submit
that if there are any inappropriate contents, the company moderates
http://www.judis.nic.in
using the Artificial Intelligence Moderation Machine at the first
level and Human Moderation in next three levels. If anyone has