No defamatory material on website: Yahoo

Accused of hosting objectionable content, Yahoo and Microsoft told a Delhi court Thursday that there is no defamatory material posted on their websites.

While the companies requested the court dismiss the case against them as there was no cause for action, the court reserved its order till 2 p.m.

The court was hearing a petition of Mufti Aijaz Arshad Qasmi, an Islamic researcher linked to a website run by Islamic Peace Foundation of India, who sought the removal of “objectionable content” from websites.

Earlier, Yahoo India had termed the suit as “motivated”.