The Legal Attorneys and Barristers Law Firm v. Union of India
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru; WP No. 3155 of 2024 (GM-RES-PIL); Oral Order dated 04-11-2025; bench: Vibhu Bakhru, Chief Justice and C.M. Poonacha, J. PIL seeking mandamus to Union (MeitY) and State of Karnataka to ban adult-content websites (Only Fans, Pornhub, Brazzers etc.); respondents include Meta, X/Twitter, Telegram, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Reddit; DSGI reported similar issue before Supreme Court and examination by concerned authorities; petition disposed of without entertainment at this stage; no relief granted. Keywords: website ban, pornography, PIL, mandamus, Article 226.
What did the court decide?
In view of the Deputy Solicitor General's submission that a similar issue is before the Supreme Court and the issues are under examination of the concerned authorities, the Court held it was not apposite to entertain the present Public Interest Litigation at this stage and accordingly disposed of the petition.