New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- The Delhi High Court on Thursday indicated that it may consider framing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for dealing with cases involving the online misuse of personality rights as it heard actor Tabu's plea seeking removal of allegedly obscene, defamatory and unauthorised content circulating on digital platforms.

Hearing the matter, Justice Jyoti Singh underscored the need for an effective mechanism to curb the rapid spread of objectionable content online, observing that the issue extends beyond the present dispute.

"The problem does not lie in policy. The problem lies in how to have a mechanism where it can be nipped in the bud so that it does not go online. It is a larger concern," the Court observed, while i...