Gauhati High Court - Itanagar
Facebook India Online Services Private ... vs Pema Khandu And 7 Ors on 19 December, 2025
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GAHC040010882025
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
(ITANAGAR BENCH)
Case No. : CRP/73/2025
Facebook India Online Services Private Limited
registered office at 14th Floor, Skyview 10, The Skyview, Survey No.83/1 of Raidurg
(Panmaqtha) Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, Cyberabad,
Hyderabad, Shaikpet, Telangana, India 500081, being represented by its power of
attorney holder Saanjh Purohit, Daughter of Ashoke Purohit.
VERSUS
Pema Khandu and 7 Ors
Son of Late Dorjee Khandu, resident of DDK Road, Near APSSB Officer, Upper C
Sector, Itanagar 791111, Papum Pare District, Arunachal Pradesh. 2:M/s Awadh TV
Group
Age: 0
Occupation :
Awadh TV Group Building
Sector 22
Noida 201309
Uttar Pradesh
represented by its Chief Managing Director and Editor in Chief
Akash Rabindra Shukla.
3:Akash Rabindra Shukla
Age: 0
Occupation :
Chief Managing Director and Editor and Editor in Chief
M/s Awadh TV Group
Awadh TV Group Building
Sector 22
Noida 201309
Uttar Pradesh.
4:Twitter Communications India Private Limited
Age: 0
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Occupation :
having its registered office at C 20
G block
Near MCA
Bandra
Kurla complex
Bandra(E)
Mumbai 400051 also at Office No.1
1st Floor
Fine Mansion
203 D.N. Road
Fort
Mumbai
Maharashtra.
5:Facebook INC
Age: 0
Occupation :
having its registered office at 1 Hackerway
Menlo
Park
California 94025
United States of America.
6:Youtube LLC
Age: 0
Occupation :
subsidiary of Google LLC
D/B/A YouTube and has its address at 901 Cherry Ave
San Bruno
CA 94066
USA and Whistling Wood International
Film City Complex
Aarey Colony
Goregaon (E)
Mumbai 400065.
7:Google India Pvt Ltd
Age: 0
Occupation :
has its offices at First International. Financial Center (FIFC)
Level 7
Unit 701
Plot No.C-54/55
G Block
Bandra Kurla Complex
Bandra East
Mumbai
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Maharashtra 400051
and also at 3
North Avenue
Maker Maxity
Bandra Kurla Complex
Bandra East
Mumbai
Maharashtra 400051
and also at No.3
RMZ Infinity Tower
4 Hand 5th Floors
Old Madras Road
Bangalore
Karnataka
560016
8:WhatsApp LLC
Age: 0
Occupation :
1601 Willow Road
Menlo Park
California 94025
United States of America
and also at WhatsApp Attention
Grievance Officer
Post Box No.56 Road No.1
Banjara Hills
Hyderabad 500034
Telangana
India
Advocate for the Petitioner : Tejpal Singh Rathore, Kemo Lollen,Hiranya Kumar Nath
Advocate for the Respondent : Duge Soki, Marnya Ete,1 S Agarwal,S Ahmed,Dani Rieyang,Kiran
Rinya,S D Loda,Kipa Yabi,Jumken Ete,Aruna Rai,Reken Ingo,KeekeLoya,Vijay Jamoh
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BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHIVJYOTI SAIKIA
ORDER
Date : 19.12.2025 Ms. A. Rana, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the names of respondent Nos. 4, 6, and 7 may be struck off from the title page of the petition. Accordingly, the names of respondent Nos. 4, 6, and 7 are struck off.
Mr. P. Harming, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. D. Soki, learned counsel for respondent Nos. 1; Mr. M. Ete, learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 5; and Mr. A. J. Kashyap, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No. 8 are present.
List this matter on 21.01.2026 for consideration of the stay petition.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant