Journalist Tanul Thakur had launched a satirical website titled Dowry Calculator, highlighting the social plight of providing dowry. However, in September 2018 the website was taken down under the 2009 Blocking Rules, without following the mandated procedure. The procedure required for a notice to be served to the affected user before the take down and a hearing to be conducted. The petitioner was only given a hearing after the website had been taken down. The petitioner’s request to unblock on this ground was rejected and he was only provided with a redacted version of the blocking order for his reference.
