India, May 22 -- Social media posts criticising Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha's decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could not, prima facie, be treated as a violation of his personality rights, the Delhi High Court observed on Thursday.

Chadha, a former member of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), joined the BJP last month, along with six other AAP lawmakers, including Swati Maliwal and former cricketer Harbhajan Singh. Chadha filed a lawsuit before the high court against the publication of alleged malicious and fabricated social media posts that he said were gravely prejudicial to his reputation and personality rights.

Senior advocate Rajiv Nayar, appearing for Chadha, contended there were posts with profane content, including where th...