Overview
- Justice A. H. M. D. Nawaz of Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court seeks removal and blocking of URLs plus a ban on search results reproducing the disputed material.
- Notices were issued to the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Google India at a preliminary hearing before Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum.
- The petition invokes the right to be forgotten and asserts dignity and privacy protections under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution alongside ICCPR provisions.
- Nawaz argues he cannot sue in Sri Lanka under the nemo judex in causa sua principle and points to Google India’s base in Bengaluru to ground jurisdiction in Karnataka.
- The contested reports from 2015 and 2020 by Colombo Telegraph and Lanka e-News allegedly continue to damage his reputation, and a 2023 takedown notice drew a response that delisting requires a court order.