Archive · 2 Jul 2025
Sardesai Withdraws Appeal Over Ilmi Video, Citing Privacy Breach
Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai has stopped his legal challenge.
He had to take down a video he posted of Shazia Ilmi, a politician.
The video was filmed without her permission, which the court said was wrong.
This all started from a debate on TV where Ilmi and Sardesai were present.
After an argument, Ilmi left the debate, but the camera kept rolling.
The court agreed with Ilmi, saying it was a clear violation of her privacy.
Rajdeep Sardesai withdrew his appeal against a Delhi High Court order.
The order directed Sardesai to remove an 18-second video of Shazia Ilmi from his social media.
The video was filmed without Ilmi's consent, violating her privacy.
The defamation suit arose from an India Today debate on Agniveers and Kargil Diwas.
The court expressed reluctance to interfere, stating it was a clear breach of privacy.
- Who
- Rajdeep Sardesai and Shazia Ilmi.
- What
- Rajdeep Sardesai withdrew his appeal against the Delhi High Court order to remove Shazia Ilmi's video.
- When
- The appeal was withdrawn on Wednesday, after the court expressed its view.
- Where
- Delhi High Court.
- Why
- Because the court found the video infringed on Ilmi's privacy.
Journalist View
Court View
Privacy Violation
Journalist View
The initial appeal was made against an order which directed to remove the video of Ilmi.
Court View
The court viewed that the video was a breach of privacy.
- Plaintiff
- Shazia Ilmi
- Defendant
- Rajdeep Sardesai
- Case
- Defamation suit
- Video Length
- 18 seconds
- Incident Date
- July 26, 2024