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The Bombay High Court indicatively urged the Union government of India to continue its statement against notifying its proposed Fact Check Unit until the challenge to the 2023 amendment to the IT...

The article provides an understanding of the opinion rendered by Justice GS Patel in Kunal Kamra v. Union of India and issues relating to the constitutional validity of the 2023 Amendment to the IT intermediary Rules.

India News: The Centre opposes a plea before Bombay HC to continue its statement against notifying Fact Checking Unit (FCU). The Centre questions the maintainability of the application filed by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra seeking a stay on the amended rule under the Information Technology Act. The rule empowers the Centre to set up a Fact Checking Unit to flag fake, false or misleading content related to government business posted online. The court will continue hearing the matter on Thursday.

Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court held that the proposed Fact Check Unit under the 2023 amendment to the Information & Technology Rules 2021 directly infringed fundamental rights under...

Justice Neela Kedar Gokhale of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday highlighted the threat posed by dissemination of false information and observed that the right to participate in democracy is...

The changes to the Information Technology Rules, notified on April 6, 2023, relate to information posted online in connection with the central government. | Latest News India

India News: A division bench of the Bombay high court delivered a split verdict on the amended Information Technology Rules dealing with fake news on social media. One judge agreed with the petitioners' contentions, while the other upheld the government's side. The matter will now be heard afresh by a third judge.

The Bombay High Court delivered a split verdict on petitions challenging the amended Information Technology (IT) Rules regarding fake news on social media. Justice Gautam Patel agreed with the petitioners, while Justice Neela Gokhale upheld the governments side. As there was a disagreement between the judges, the matter will be heard afresh by a third judge.

A division bench of the Bombay high court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict on a bunch of petitions challenging the amended Information Technology (IT) Rules dealing with fake news against the government on social media.

Under the Rules, if the FCU comes across or is informed about any posts that are fake, false or contain misleading facts pertaining to the business of the government, it would flag off the same to the social media intermediaries