Maharashtra, July 27 -- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has approached the Bombay High Court against alleged defamatory posts and deepfake content linking him and his family to profits from the E20 ethanol programme, with the court granting him permission to file a civil suit against Meta, other social media platforms and unidentified entities alleged to have hosted or helped spread the materials.
Gadkari, who has emerged as one of the government's most prominent advocate of ethanol blending, filed a leave petition under Clause XII of the Letters Patent, a procedural requirement that must be invoked when part of the cause of action arises outside the territorial jurisdiction of the Bombay High Court.
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