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The case of government's screening of social networking sites and websites pertaining to the matter of content saw an interesting turn as Yahoo!has filed a written statement seeking a dismissal of the suit.

The company stated that the present case suit was not only motivated but also a complete abuse of the process of law. Yahoo clearly remarked that it is not a 'social networking website'and for no fault of its own should be condemned to undergo a long down trial due of including Yahoo amongst other social networking sites and holding it responsible for offences allegedly committed by other social networking websites.

The website also maintained that the long trial and unnecessary associating it with the offences is maligning the image in the public and adversely affecting the business of the portal. Furthermore, it demanded for exemplary costs and litigation costs in favor of it to win back the confidence of the users.

Yahoo! India is one of the 21 companies named in a petition filed by Mufti Aijaz Arshad Qasmi, who identifies himself as a Muslim intellectual scholar. In his complaint, Qasmi had said certain images, videos and text hosted by these websites could cause "irreparable loss and injury" to people by hurting their sentiments. Among the images cited by him included some that he believed insulted Hindu gods, the prophet Mohammed, and other religious and political figures.