The government's blocking orders, which were upheld by a review committee, impinges on X's right to provide a platform for free speech, counsel for the social media giant argued.
The ten blocking orders in question issued between February 2021 and February 2022, directed Twitter to block certain information from access to the public, and to suspend several accounts.
Twitter submitted that invocation of Article 226 was not limited to violation of constitutional rights and it had no other efficacious remedy apart from approaching the High Court.