New Delhi: An individual who is in politics must be thick-skinned, but a distinction has to be made between satire and defamation, Delhi High Court said on Tuesday.Justice Amit Bansal made the observation while hearing an application by BJP functionary Gaurav Bhatia. The petitioner had sought the removal of “defamatory” content from social media over his appearance on a TV news show earlier this month, where he was reportedly seen wearing a kurta “without any pants/pyjama.“Bhatia told the court that he was wearing shorts and that a cameraman showed the bottom half of his body by mistake. His counsel claimed that the social media posts violated Bhatia’s privacy. He asserted that the picture was “taken in the privacy” of his home and should not have been circulated without his consent.The court declined to pass an ex parte injunction order and posted the matter for hearing on Sept 25. “We have to be very careful. The Supreme Court has said that you should not pass ex parte orders in such cases,” it asserted.Justice Bansal said, “You gave the interview; they did not barge into your home.” He, however, acknowledged that obscene remarks are unacceptable and they have to be taken down.
