New Delhi, June 9 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the removal of videos and social media posts accusing a sitting HC judge of being responsible for the deaths of six people in a building collapse in Saket last month, saying the statements were not genuine but appeared to be an effort to "scandalise" the court.

A vacation bench comprising Justices Neena Bansal Krishna and Madhu Jain passed the order while hearing a petition filed by the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) seeking the initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against a psychologist and social activist.

In its petition, argued by senior advocate Sacchin Puri and Rakesh Tiku, the DHCBA contended that the activist had uploaded a series of videos on social m...