Journalist Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court Over Facebook Copyright Strikes by AAP

The Punjab and Haryana High Court issued notice to the Union of India, Meta, and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) regarding a plea filed by a journalist.

The journalist challenged the removal of his Facebook pages, which had over 3.24 lakh followers, following multiple copyright strikes initiated by AAP.

He alleged that the party used intellectual property claims, including those over the Chief Minister’s public photos, to silence critical reporting.

The Bench noted the contention that a public official's image should not be treated as private property to restrict press freedom. The Court has scheduled the next hearing for July 27.

[Rattandeep Singh Dhaliwal v. UOI]