I'm fine with the name being removed on the grounds that BLP rules still apply to recent deaths and that quality RSes stopped using it. However I'm worried about this case emboldening the Indian legal system to bully Wikipedia. The laughably misinformed executive causes enough problems as is, and now the judiciary... Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI (talk to me!/my edits) 07:41, 27 September 2024 (UTC) P.S., fun fact about the case in the link: It was the ruling government's own acolytes that started the spate of libel that was eventually added, then quickly removed by RC patrol, from the page in question. It's kinda like if the teacher's kid beat you up at lunch and then the teacher berated you later for your clothes being torn.[reply]
I agree that this may be interpreted by the ruling party in India as Wikipedia following the order of their court. On a positive side, if this means the courts attempt to censor Wikipedia in the future it may be a more unambiguous situation where Wikipedia is in the right and they are in the wrong. In addition to doing what seems to be the right thing by the victim and surviving family members in this case. 🌿MtBotany (talk) 22:46, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
