Delhi HC notice to Centre on fresh plea against IT Rules
The Hindu
Petition says provisions give excessive power to social media platforms
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre on a fresh petition against certain provisions of the IT Rules 2021 that claimed they give excessive power to social media platforms to voluntarily remove content and place users under constant surveillance. A Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh also asked the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) to reply to the petition filed by advocate Uday Bedi by September 13, the next date of hearing. Mr. Bedi has challenged Rules 3 and 4 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, brought into force from February 25, 2021.More Related News