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Stand up comedian Kunal Kamra challenged rules which said Fact-Checking unit can tag contents it considers fake news on Union government's activities.
A division bench of Justices GS Patel and Neela Gokhale recorded the statement of the ASG and posted the matter for final disposal of the case on June 8
The Bombay High Court on Monday stated that the petition filed by stand up comic Kunal Kamra challenging the recent amendments to the Information Technology Rules 2021 is maintainable.
The Ministry clarified that the "Fact Checking Unit" under the amended IT Rules may only direct removal of false or misleading information pertaining to government policies and programmes, not satire or artist impression.
The choice of the legal device used – even when less drastic options exist – is striking.