How to Get Right to Be Forgotten in India
in Mumbai
A legal step-by-step guide for Mumbai residents and businesses. India does not yet have a statutory Right to Be Forgotten but High Courts have exercised this power under Article 21. The Personal Data Protection Bill (2025) will codify this right.
Legal process in Mumbai.
Identify the content: historical content, outdated information, or acquitted criminal records that continue to harm reputation.
Assess eligibility: Right to Be Forgotten is stronger for acquitted individuals, victims of crimes, and content with no ongoing public interest.
High Court petition: filed at the relevant High Court as a writ petition under Article 21 (right to privacy).
Google India notice: formal notice to Google's India operations demanding de-indexing pending the court order.
Court order enforcement: once the High Court issues an order, it is served on all search engines and platform operators.
India does not yet have a statutory Right to Be Forgotten but High Courts have exercised this power under Article 21. The Personal Data Protection Bill (2025) will codify this right.
How long does it take to right to be forgotten in Mumbai?+
Most cases in Mumbai are resolved within 7–30 days via IT Act 2000 platform notices. Where Bombay High Court intervention is required, the timeline is 21–45 days. Emergency cases are handled on a 24-hour escalation track. RepuLex confirms all removals in writing before closing the case.
Can RepuLex help right to be forgotten for Mumbai clients?+
Yes. RepuLex handles right to be forgotten for clients across Maharashtra and all Indian cities. IT Act 2000 notices have national jurisdiction — legal action initiated in Mumbai is effective regardless of where the platform is hosted. Bombay High Court filings are available for Maharashtra-specific proceedings.
What does it cost to right to be forgotten in Mumbai?+
RepuLex charges a fixed one-time fee: ₹99,999 per URL permanently removed. Package pricing: Starter Shield (3 URLs) at ₹1,49,999 and Business Clear (10 URLs) at ₹3,99,999. A free case assessment is provided before any commitment. No monthly retainers.
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Free assessment · Fixed fee · Bombay High Court jurisdiction · Written confirmation
Why right to be forgotten in Mumbai requires Bombay High Court-aware strategy
Bombay High Court has a well-developed jurisprudence on defamation in media and entertainment — particularly relevant for Mumbai's film, finance, and media industries. Bombay HC has jurisdiction over platforms including several global technology companies with Indian entities registered in Maharashtra. The court has issued injunctions against Glassdoor and social media platforms for anonymously published defamatory content targeting Mumbai-based professionals.
Entertainment and media defamation on social platforms
Stock market-related false rumours on financial forums
Consumer complaint portal attacks on real estate developers
Mumbai's reputation matters are dominated by Glassdoor (financial-services and entertainment-industry employers), Moneycontrol-style finance forums (rumour-driven attacks on listed companies), and Twitter/X accounts targeting film and finance professionals. Anonymous Twitter handles operating from Mumbai's stock-trading community are an active source of defamation petitions.
Bombay High Court's writ jurisdiction is the established forum for content removal where the platform is registered in Maharashtra (several global platforms with Indian entities are registered locally). The court has issued landmark intermediary liability orders that bind platform behaviour nationally.
Highest-risk Mumbai industries: Listed-company executives (finance forum and Twitter rumours during earnings season), film and entertainment professionals (coordinated social media attacks), and real-estate developers (consumer-portal review bombing).