So, like, there was this whole drama in Mumbai on May 01, 2025, at around 05:07 AM IST. The Bombay high court shut down this petition by Shiv Sena MLA Kiran Samant. He was all like, “Kunal Kamra, the stand-up comedian, is out here dissing the courts and judges, trying to cause chaos and all that.” The court was like, “Wait, why you only blaming Kamra? There are others doing the same thing, you know?” The petition was all about how Kamra and other public figures were posting shady stuff on YouTube, dissing the judiciary and making money off it. They were basically abusing their freedom of speech, according to the petition.
The petition also roped in Kamra, the union of India, and Google LLC for not doing enough to control the shady content. But the court was like, “Hold up, why just Kamra? There are more out there doing this stuff.” The petition was filed in a rush on April 16, 2025, because they were all worried about how public figures were misusing digital platforms. They were like, “These guys are making money off dissing the Indian judiciary and hiding behind free speech.” They called out Kamra for using his freedom of speech to make some cash.
The petition was all, “Hey, we have laws like the Information Technology Act, 2000, and rules for content moderation. But these guys are still getting away with disrespecting our democratic institutions.” They accused Kamra of constantly dissing the courts and judges to create chaos. They even brought up his posts on social media from 2020 and his comedy shows from 2022 as proof. On Wednesday, Samant’s lawyer was like, “Kamra’s words are disrespectful and damaging people’s reputations. They’re making money off this nonsense!”
But guess what? Kamra’s lawyer was quick to shut it down. He was like, “This petition is just a way to avoid dealing with the Supreme Court case where Kamra is challenging the government’s fact check unit under the IT Rules, 2023.” The court, with its wisdom, was like, “Look, if there’s a law broken, take action. We can’t really help with that. There are rules in place for this stuff.” They basically told Samant to go talk to the Ministry of Information & Technology if he wanted more info on the rules.
In the end, the court was like, “You’re a lawmaker, do something about it yourself.” They dismissed the petition but let Samant ask the ministry for info on enforcing the IT rules. So, yeah, that was the whole drama in Mumbai with Kamra and the courts. Not really sure why this matters, but hey, that’s the news for you!
