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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 government's 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