Petitioner Sought Compensation from YouTube, SC Scrapped It Calling 'Atrocious'

In the case of Anand Kishor Choudhary vs. Google India Pvt Ltd, the Supreme Court came down heavily on a petitioner, who sought ₹75 lakh as compensation from YouTube for distracting him from preparing for his exams. 

On Friday, SC slammed the petitioner over the petty case. The petitioner filed a case against YouTube for distracting him. According to him, Youtube carrying sexually explicit advertisements did not let him succeed in the Madhya Pradesh Police exam.

Petitioner Sues YouTube, SC Scraps It

Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and AS Oka led the bench and called the petition atrocious. Judges also said to the petitioner that he could have chosen not to watch the ads.

The Court added, "One of the most atrocious petitions filed by the petitioner stating that while he was preparing for MP Police exams, he subscribed to YouTube where there were sexual advertisements. He sought notice from YouTube and a ban on nudity in ads and Rs 75 lakh compensation. If you do not like the ad, do not watch it. Why he watched the ad is his prerogative. Such petitions are a waste of judicial time."

The Bench also ordered the petitioner to deposit ₹1 lakh as the cost of wasting the court's time. Later, the petitioner-in-person apologised to the Court and claimed that he was a daily wage earner, and requested to withdraw the petition. However, Bench ordered him to pay ₹25,000, which is to be deposited with the Supreme Court's Mediation Centre. 

It also said, "Aapko lagta hain aisi betuki petitions file kar sakte hain. Nahi pay karenge toh recovery karenge ab, (You think you can file such senseless petitions. Recovery will be done if you don't pay)."

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