'Unconstitutional': Bombay HC Strikes Down Amended IT Rules Allowing Fact-Checking Unit For Social Media Content
Justice A S Chandurkar today heard the matter as a 'tie-breaker judge', after a division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale in January delivered a split verdict on the petitions challenging the amended IT rules.
Bombay HC strikes down amended IT Rules
The Bombay High Court has declared the amended IT Rules, which aimed to identify fake content against the government on social media, unconstitutional. Justice A S Chandurkar ruled that the rules violated constitutional rights and were vague.
Bombay High Court Quashes Amended IT Rules for Fact Checking
The Bombay High Court ruled against amended IT rules aimed at identifying 'fake and false' content about the government on social media platforms. The court found the regulations unconstitutional as they infringe on free speech and equality rights.
Bombay HC Strikes Down Govt's IT Rules On Fact Check Units, Says It Violates Fundamental Rights
The Bombay HC held it unconstitutional and struck down the amended Information Technology (IT) Rules, which sought to identify fake and false content on social media against the government.
Bombay HC scraps IT rules on govt fact-check unit
The tiebreaker judge noted that the provisions empowered the government to decide what constitutes “false” or “fake” news without clear definitions
Bombay High Court Strikes Down Amended IT Rules Citing Unconstitutionality
The Bombay High Court declared the amended IT Rules unconstitutional, citing violations of constitutional provisions. Justice A S Chandurkar struck down the rules, which aimed to identify fake content about the government.
Unconstitutional: Bombay HC strikes down amended IT rules on fake news
In a setback to the Centre, the Bombay High Court on Friday struck down the amended information technology (IT) rules under which it wanted to set up a fact-checking unit (FCU) to identify fake and false content on social media.
Bombay HC strikes down IT Rules changes for setting up Centre's Fact-Check units
The Bombay high court on Friday struck down the 2023 amendments to the Information Technology (IT) Rules, which allowed the central government to establish Fact Check Units (FCUs) to identify and act against "fake and misleading" information about its activities on social media platforms.
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