How to Remove a Fake News Article
in Thiruvananthapuram
A legal step-by-step guide for Thiruvananthapuram residents and businesses. Fake news articles that rank on name searches cause long-term damage. Legal notices to editors personally create urgency that editorial complaints processes do not.
Legal process in Thiruvananthapuram.
Archive the article: save full URL, page archive, and metadata before the publisher may edit it.
Identify the publisher: determine if they are an Indian registered intermediary or media entity subject to IT Act and Press Council.
Defamation notice to the editor: a notice citing BNS 2023 s.356 (formerly IPC 499/500), addressed to the editor and the publisher, identifies each false statement and asks for removal or correction.
IT Act Section 79 notice: puts the publishing platform on formal notice; if it declines, a court order must be acted on within three hours.
Google Search Console de-indexing: once removed, permanent removal from search results filed through Google's legal team.
Remove Fake News Article in Thiruvananthapuram: the local legal context
Thiruvananthapuram, as Kerala's state capital, concentrates government contractors, IT professionals, healthcare providers, and legal practitioners — all of whom face specific defamation risks in Kerala's highly networked professional community.
Government contractor and public sector professional defamation
IT and ITES professional reputation attacks in Kerala tech community
Medical professional defamation on Kerala-language social media and news portals
Thiruvananthapuram content matters involve Malayalam-language news portals, regional YouTube channels with strong subscriber bases, and Practo and Google Reviews for the city's specialised medical-services sector.
Thiruvananthapuram falls within the Kerala High Court at Kochi. The High Court has no original civil side, so a civil suit starts in the competent civil court in Thiruvananthapuram.
Highest-risk Thiruvananthapuram industries: Healthcare specialists (Practo and Google review attacks), Kerala-government-adjacent policy professionals (Malayalam news-portal politically-motivated attacks), and IT-services professionals at Technopark.
In Thiruvananthapuram, fake news article removal rests on the Information Technology Act 2000 (Section 79 read with IT Rules 2021, which set platform deadlines of three hours on a court order, two hours on intimate images or impersonation of a person, and seven days on most other complaints, defamation included), criminal defamation under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 s.356 (formerly IPC 499/500), and civil injunctions from the competent civil court in Thiruvananthapuram. Across 25+ cities RepuLex maintains a 97% case success rate — permanent removal, not suppression.
Fake news articles that rank on name searches cause long-term damage. Legal notices to editors personally create urgency that editorial complaints processes do not.
How long does it take to remove a fake news article in Thiruvananthapuram?+
Most cases in Thiruvananthapuram are resolved within 7–30 days via IT Act 2000 platform notices. Emergency cases are handled on a 24-hour escalation track. RepuLex confirms all removals in writing before closing the case.
Can RepuLex help you remove a fake news article in Thiruvananthapuram?+
Yes. RepuLex takes on this work for clients across Kerala and the rest of India; legal notices and court filings are drafted and served by the partner law firm. The IT Act 2000 and the IT Rules 2021 apply to every intermediary offering services in India, wherever the platform is hosted, so a notice for a Thiruvananthapuram client runs the same way as one sent from anywhere else. Where a court order is needed, the partner law firm files in the competent civil court in Thiruvananthapuram, and before Kerala High Court for writ petitions.
What does it cost to remove a fake news article in Thiruvananthapuram?+
RepuLex charges a fixed one-time fee: ₹99,999 per URL permanently removed. Package pricing: Starter Shield (3 URLs) at ₹2,49,999 and Business Clear (10 URLs) at ₹7,49,999. A free case assessment is provided before any commitment. No monthly retainers. These rates cover standard-complexity removals; news media and court-reported matters are quoted separately from ₹1,00,000 per URL.
Need help? RepuLex handles it for you in Thiruvananthapuram.
Free assessment · Fixed fee · Kerala High Court jurisdiction · Written confirmation