Kerala HC issues notice to Centre on plea challenging constitutional validity of IT Rules 2021

The Kerala High Court has issued a notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of IT Rules 2021.

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Union Government on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The petition, filed by Live Law Media Private Limited, urged the HC to issue a direction that IT Rules, 2021 were beyond the legal authority of the parent act Information Technology Act, 2000, and in violation of Articles 14, 19(1) (a), 19(1) (g) and 21 of the Constitution. The petitioner has challenged the part II and Part III of the IT Rules, 2021.