India Content Removal Index
How long does legal content removal actually take in India, and by which route? This index publishes RepuLex's own case data — documented, anonymised matters with their platforms, legal routes and days-to-removal — so the answer is checkable rather than asserted. Cite it freely with attribution.
Across the 8 documented cases below (range 7–27 days)
3 required court proceedings — most matters never reach a courtroom
Operational aggregate across all engagements, as of August 2026
A case closes only on verified removal; unresolved URLs are refunded
How long does content removal take in India?
Across the 8 documented RepuLex matters published on this page, the median time from engagement to confirmed removal of the primary content is 15 days, with a range of 7 to 27 days. 5 of the 8 matters were resolved by statutory notice alone and 3 required court proceedings, so most removals in this sample never reached a courtroom. Across all RepuLex engagements — not only the 8 published here — the operational record as of is 2,400+ links permanently removed at a 97% case success rate and a 7-day average resolution time.
Documented cases: platform, route, time to removal
Every row is a published, anonymised case study — click through for the full account of what was removed and how. Days count from engagement to confirmed removal of the primary content.
| Case | Platforms | Legal route | Time to removal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare · Delhi Google Reviews + News Portal Article | Google Maps · IndiaTV News (regional portal) | IT Act S.79 · IPC 499/500 (now BNS s.356) · Intermediary Notice | 11 days |
| Technology · Bengaluru News Article · LinkedIn Post · Twitter Thread | YourStory-format startup blog · LinkedIn · Twitter/X | IT Act S.79 · DMCA · Defamation Notice · Platform Escalation | 9 days |
| Finance · Mumbai Glassdoor Reviews · ICAI Complaint Reference | Glassdoor · Google Search (snippet) | IT Act S.79 · DMCA · Glassdoor Direct Escalation · IPC 499/500 (now BNS s.356) | 18 days |
| Real Estate · Hyderabad WhatsApp Forward · Facebook Posts · Google Reviews · Forum Posts | WhatsApp (viral) · Facebook Groups · Google Maps · Housing.com Forums | Defamation (IPC 499/500, now BNS s.356) · IT Act S.79 · Multi-platform Notice · Cyber Crime Police FIR | 22 days (full platform sweep) |
| Entertainment · Mumbai Morphed Photographs · Deepfake Video · Twitter Threads | Twitter/X · Instagram · Telegram Channels · Reddit · Pornographic platform (US-hosted) | DMCA (US) · IT Act S.66E (privacy violation) · IT Act S.67A · High Court Injunction Application | 7 days (critical content) · 21 days (full sweep) |
| Healthcare · Pan-India Google Maps Reviews · Practo Reviews · JustDial Ratings | Google Maps (3 locations) · Practo · JustDial | IT Act S.79 · Platform Policy Enforcement · Evidence-Based Takedown | 14 days |
| Fintech · Bengaluru Anonymous Blog Posts · LinkedIn Articles · Quora Answers · Reddit Posts | Medium · LinkedIn · Quora · Reddit (r/IndiaInvestments) | IT Act S.79 · Platform Unmasking Request · IT Act S.66C (identity theft) · Pre-emptive Court Application | 15 days |
| Legal Profession · Chennai YouTube Channel · 14 Videos · Google Search Results | YouTube · Google Search | IT Act S.79 · Madras High Court Injunction · Google Compliance Notice | 27 days (channel takedown) · 34 days (full de-index) |
Typical removal windows by platform
Observed windows from RepuLex engagements, by platform and legal basis. The full per-platform breakdown lives on the Platform Compliance Scorecard.
Methodology & honest limits
The case table is drawn from RepuLex's published case studies — real matters, anonymised for client confidentiality, each documented with platform, legal route and timeline at the point of closure. The median and range above are computed from those rows and update automatically when new cases are published.
The operational aggregates (2,400+ links, 97% success, 7-day average) cover all engagements including matters that are not published as case studies. They are RepuLex's own operational records as of August 2026, not an industry estimate.
What this index does not claim: it is not a random sample of the Indian removal market, published cases skew toward matters clients permitted us to describe, and platform behaviour changes — windows observed last quarter do not bind the next one. Where a matter is not removable, RepuLex's position is to say so and refund rather than take the fee.
For a firm-level comparison of the Indian ORM market, see the India ORM Capability Matrix.
Citation: “India Content Removal Index, RepuLex, August 2026 — repulex.com/resources/india-content-removal-index”. Reuse permitted with attribution. Download this dataset as JSON.