$~48 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010508492026 + W.P.(C) 15622/2026 & CM APPL. 73225/2026, CM APPL. 73226/2026, CM APPL. 73227/2026 XX .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Raghav Kacker and Ms. Ruchi Chaudhury, Advocates. versus YY .....Respondent Through: Counsel for the Respondent appearance not given. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN O R D E R % 16.10.2026 1. This writ petition is filed by the Petitioner seeking the following reliefs: “(a) issue a writ of mandamus, or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, declaring that the continued indexing, publication and dissemination of the Impugned Content listed in Annexure P-3 violates the fundamental rights of the Petitioners under Articles 19(1)(g) and 21, and of their minor daughter under Article 21, of the Constitution of India;
(b) direct Respondent No. 2 to de-index and remove from its search results, for all searches made from or directed at India, every URL listed in Annexure P-3 and every other URL reproducing the judgments, orders, cause list entries or reports of the Prior Litigation, in response to any search query containing the name of either Petitioner or of their minor daughter;
(c) direct Respondents No. 3 and 4 to remove the Impugned Content from their platforms or, in the alternative, to mask the names and all identifying particulars of the Petitioners and their minor daughter in it, and to block it from indexing by any search engine;
(d) direct Respondent No. 1 to issue such directions under the IT Act and the Intermediary Rules as may be necessary to secure compliance with the orders of this Hon’ble Court, including in respect of any URL reproducing the Impugned Content that theThis is a digitally signed order.
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(e) direct Respondent No. 5 to mask the names of the Petitioners and their minor daughter in the copies of orders in the Prior Litigation published on the website of this Hon’ble Court, without any alteration to the record maintained in the Registry;
(f) having regard to the nature of its contents, the Settlement Agreement annexed as Annexure P-1 be passcode protected and the Registry be directed to place the said Settlement Agreement in a passcode lock folder and to share the passcode only with the Petitioners or their counsels and with the Court Master of this Court and not to allow access of the said file to any third party.
Further, the Registry may also be directed not to permit inspection or supply of copy of the said Settlement Agreement to any third party other than the Petitioners and that the name and identifying particulars of the minor daughter not be disclosed in any order passed or report published in these proceedings;” 2. Issue notice.
3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondent accepts notice.
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The learned counsel for the Respondent seeks time to take instructions and file reply.
5. Let the same be done before the next date of hearing.
6. List on 06.11.2026. CM APPL. 73226/2026 7. Issue notice to Respondent Nos. 1 to 4 through all permissible modes, returnable on 06.11.2026. AMIT MAHAJAN, J OCTOBER 16, 2026 DUThis is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
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