New Delhi, June 13 -- The Delhi high court on Friday declined to take suo motu cognisance of the alleged trolling of a trial court judge on social media after he stayed an order directing the registration of an FIR against Delhi-based defence analyst Abhijit Iyer-Mitra over his alleged objectionable remarks concerning digital news platform Newslaundry and its journalists.

A vacation bench led by justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that the comments in question appeared to be "general remarks" and not "targeted or specific", and therefore did not warrant the court's suo motu intervention.

"There are general remarks being made. These are not targeted or specific. There may be criticism. How is it becoming derogatory? That's what I'm ask...