‘India’s Got Latent’ row: SC pulls up Ranveer Allahbadia for ‘distasteful’ comments-OxBig News Network

The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on influencer Ranveer Allahbadia for his alleged distasteful comments on the YouTube show— ‘India’s Got Latent’.

The top court questioned the language used by Allahbadia on the show, stating that ‘society has some values’.

“Society has some self-evolved values. You need to respect them,” the Bench told Allahbadia’s counsel.

“What are values of society? What are these parameters, do you even know,” the Supreme Court asked influencer’s counsel.

The court said there is something dirty in his mind which has been vomited on YouTube show.

“In name of freedom of speech, no one has licence to speak whatever they want against norms of society,” the apex court said.

“Words you have used will make daughters, sisters, parents and even society feel ashamed,” the court said.

“If this is not obscenity, what is it? Why should we quash or club FIRs against you,” the court asked Allahbadia’s counsel.

The top court, however, granted interim protection from coercive action to Allahbadia in FIRs lodged against his comments on the YouTube show.

The Supreme Court also asked Allahbadia to cooperate in probe of FIRs lodged in Maharashtra and Assam over his comments.

The court said if any other FIR is lodged against Allahbadia over his comments, he shall not be arrested, adding that no further FIRs shall be lodged against him in this regard.

The top court also restrained Allahbadia and his associate influencers on controversial YouTube show from airing any other episode till further orders.