The Delhi High Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea concerning the circulation of false information claiming that members of the judiciary and the executive had jointly participated in a badminton tournament in London.

The petition has been filed by the Badminton Association of India, whose counsel mentioned the matter before Justice Tejas Karia for urgent listing.

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, on receiving advance notice of the PIL filed, also backed the request for an urgent hearing.

"There is a fake news circulating. Fact check was done, but it's still circulating. It gives the Court a bad name," the SG submitted.

"Fake news is circulating. It may be listed today," the Solicitor General added.

Taking note of the submissions, the Court agreed to list the matter today, subject to the clearing of the defects by 2:30 PM.

Earlier this month, certain social media users and YouTube channels circulated news that the Union Law Minister had participated in a Badminton tournament held in London on June 7, along with 75 judges.

The Law Ministry later refuted this as fake news and clarified that the Law Minister was present in India on the said date. The Law Ministry further said that old photographs of a Badminton tournament held in Delhi last year were circulated along with the fake news.