New Delhi, July 13 -- The Delhi High Court on Monday directed global technology giant Meta Platforms to remove Facebook posts that allegedly included pirated content belonging to Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL), granting the broadcaster immediate interim relief in its fresh copyright infringement suit against the social media company.

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani issued summons to Meta Platforms after hearing Zee Entertainment's plea and directed the social media company to take down the identified Facebook URLs hosting the allegedly infringing copyrighted content.

Zee argued that several Facebook pages were illegally uploading its television programmes and clips, allowing users to watch them without permission. They also all...