Indian podcaster Ranveer Allahabadia can resume shows if moral standards met, top court says
Popular fitness influencer and podcaster Ranveer Allahabadia, known by his moniker BeerBiceps, was accused of obscenity after making controversial remarks on a YouTube show.
A two-judge Supreme Court bench, on Monday, heard Allahabadia's request that all the cases be bundled into one.
"Subject to the petitioner furnishing an undertaking... that his own podcast shows will maintain the standards of decency and morality, so that viewers of any age group can watch, the petitioner is permitted to resume The Ranveer Show," the court said.
The 31-year-old, who has nearly 20 million subscribers on two YouTube channels, has hosted Bollywood stars, businessmen, and ministers on the widely watched podcast.
Supreme Court Judge Surya Kant also said that the show was being permitted to resume "since the livelihood of 280 employees" depended on its telecast.
The court, however, barred Allahabadia from airing any shows that could have a "bearing" on merits of the case.
Allahabadia's lawyer did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for a comment on Monday's order, which came nearly a fortnight after the court asked him to stop airing shows.
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