FACEBOOK JUDGMENT: A PEEK INTO HOW COURTS ARE LIKELY TO DEAL WITH GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS TO REGULATE SOCIAL MEDIA The judgment holds that the role of the legislative assembly goes beyond merely legislating and that it has many other essential functions. Facebook India, Facebook Inc, and the MD of Facebook India challenged the summonses by way of a writ petition in the Supreme Court saying that these summonses weren’t a mere unsolicited 'friend request', but rather a misuse of legislative privilege, and that legislative privilege at any rate could not be used to curtail free speech. The judgment also gives a peek, through statements recognizing the power of social media and the possibility of social media being used to cause harm, into the likely treatment that will be meted out by the courts in the various challenges and issues that are likely to arise from government attempts to regulate social media and affix responsibility on the social media companies. Reddy & Reddy law firm is having team of legal experts and handles matters pertaining to Civil, Criminal and Commercial laws . They are always ready to assist you in all your disputes.