Delhi High Court Directs Takedown of Fresh Videos Targeting Judge Over Saket Building Collapse
(By Syed Ali Taher Abedi)
12, June,2026-The Delhi High Court has once again stepped in to order the removal of social media videos posted by Dr. Kapil Kakkar, who continues to hold a sitting High Court judge responsible for the deaths of six individuals in a building collapse that occurred in Saket on May 30.
A Division Bench comprising Justices Neena Bansal Krishna and Madhu Jain took up the matter after the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) brought the newly uploaded content to its attention.
The Court was informed that following its earlier hearing on June 8 when it had directed the blocking of Kakkar’s social media accounts and removal of offending videos, he resumed posting similar content with the same allegations.
Senior Advocate N. Hariharan, appearing for the DHCBA, told the Bench that in the fresh videos, Kakkar acknowledged that his accounts had been ordered blocked and urged followers to track him on his personal account. He also reportedly solicited donations from viewers.
After reviewing the videos, the Bench expressed visible concern over the effectiveness of judicial orders in curbing such behaviour on social media, remarking that despite courts acting firmly in numerous past cases including sentencing individuals to imprisonment such conduct was only becoming more frequent.
In its June 8 order, the Court had directed platforms including X (formerly Twitter), Meta, and YouTube to take down Kakkar’s accounts after the DHCBA filed a criminal contempt petition against him.
The Association alleged that Kakkar falsely accused the judge of dismissing a petition against illegal construction at the collapsed building due to alleged corrupt ties with municipal authorities.
The DHCBA clarified that the court order in question had merely allowed the petitioner to withdraw and refile the matter, as the property owner had not been made a party to the case.
The contempt petition further alleged that Kakkar called the judge a “murderer,” accused the judiciary of widespread corruption, and incited citizens to act against the justice system.
The Bar Association contended that these statements were designed to erode public trust in the judiciary and obstruct the course of justice. Additional videos posted on June 4 and June 5 allegedly extended the attacks to an unrelated civil matter involving ICICI Bank, insinuating a corrupt relationship between judges and corporate entities.
