India, April 3 -- The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered the immediate removal of the nearly two-decade-old song Volume 1, associated with singer Honey Singh and Badshah, from all online platforms.

The track, released around 2006-07 under their collaboration Mafia Mundeer, has come under judicial scrutiny, with the court directing all links hosting the song be taken down without delay, calling it "derogatory towards women."

A bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, hearing a petition filed by Hindu Shakti Dal, made strong observations on the nature of the song's lyrics. "This is one of the rare cases where the conscience of the court is shocked to its absolute core," the court said while announcing the removal.

"It is one of thos...