Bombay High Court refuses to grant interim stay on setting up of fact-checking unit
9 months, 1 week ago

Bombay High Court refuses to grant interim stay on setting up of fact-checking unit

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on March 11 refused to issue an interim stay on the formation of a Fact-Check Unit by the Union government. A single-judge Bench of Justice A.S. Chandurkar, the tie-breaker judge in the case after a split verdict was delivered by the court on January 31, said “no case was made out” for the Union government to continue its position that “it would not notify the FCU pending hearing of petitions” against the IT Rules. Editorial | Retrograde step: On government fact-checking units The interim application was filed by satirist Kunal Kamra, the Editors Guild of India, the Association of Indian Magazines and News Broadcast and Digital Association, seeking stay on the notification for formation of the FCU. Asked shortly after the judgement if the government would now notify the FCU ahead of the general election, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw was non-committal, saying, “Karenge, karenge, I’ll check.”

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Why has Bombay HC invalidated Centre’s proposed ‘fact-checking’ unit? | Explained
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Why has Bombay HC invalidated Centre’s proposed ‘fact-checking’ unit? | Explained

The Hindu  

On September 20, the Bombay High Court struck down as “unconstitutional” and “vague” the amended Information Technology Rules, 2021, which empowered the Centre to establish a “Fact Check Unit” to identify “fake or false or misleading” online content about the government and its establishments. Following the split verdict, the Chief Justice of the High Court appointed Justice Chandurkar to hear …

Bombay HC strikes down Centre’s bid to set up fact check unit
3 months ago

Bombay HC strikes down Centre’s bid to set up fact check unit

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday struck down provisions that empowered the central government to set up a “fact check unit” to take down online content deemed fake or misleading. Standup Comedian - Kunal Kamra In his referral order, Justice AS Chandurkar opined: “The amendments are violative of Article 14 and Article 19 of the Constitution of India.” His …

Bombay HC strikes down provisions for setting up FCU to monitor social media
3 months ago

Bombay HC strikes down provisions for setting up FCU to monitor social media

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday struck down provisions for setting up a Fact Checking Unit to monitor content on social media, as the third judge in his referral verdict ruled against the 2023 amendments to the Information Technology Rules. Satirist Kunal Kamra, the Editors Guild of India and the Association of Indian Magazines had filed petitions challenging the …

Bombay HC sets aside IT amendment rules on govt’s fact-check unit
3 months ago

Bombay HC sets aside IT amendment rules on govt’s fact-check unit

Live Mint  

Mumbai: A single-judge bench of the Bombay high court on Friday set aside the IT Amendment Rules, 2023, which allows the central government to form fact-check units. Justice A.S. Chandurkar's order breaks the tie of the split verdict given earlier by a two-judge bench of the high court regarding the validity of the IT amendment rules. The top court also …

Supreme Court stays Centre's notification of Fact Check Unit after Kunal Kamra files plea
9 months ago

Supreme Court stays Centre's notification of Fact Check Unit after Kunal Kamra files plea

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the Centre's notification on setting up a fact-checking unit under the Press Information Bureau to identify fake news about the Union government saying the challenge to the FCU involves serious Constitutional questions. Standup comedian Kunal Kamra has moved the Supreme Court against the Bombay high court verdict. A bench headed by Chief Justice of …

Centre notifies PIB’s fact check unit under IT rules
9 months ago

Centre notifies PIB’s fact check unit under IT rules

Hindustan Times  

The central government on Wednesday notified the setting up of a fact-checking unit to monitor content on social media concerning its business under the recently amended Information Technology Rules. “The Central Government hereby notifies the Fact Check Unit under the Press Information Bureau of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting as the fact check unit of the Central Government for …

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Pleas Of Kunal Kamra, Editors Guild To Restrain Centre From Notifying 'Fact Check Unit' Under IT Rules 2023
9 months ago

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Pleas Of Kunal Kamra, Editors Guild To Restrain Centre From Notifying 'Fact Check Unit' Under IT Rules 2023

Live Law  

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a batch of petitions challenging the Information Technology Amendment Rules 2023, which enable the Central Government to create a Fact Check Unit.As per the amendment, social media intermediaries should take down any information related to the Central Government's. The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a batch of petitions challenging the Information Technology Amendment Rules …

Centre set to notify fact check unit
9 months ago

Centre set to notify fact check unit

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of electronics and information technology is all set to notify the setting up of a fact-checking unit to monitor content on social media concerning the business of the Union government under the recently amended Information Technology Rules, officials familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Last week, the Bombay high court refused to restrain the Centre from notifying …

EGI, Kamra challenge HC order refusing stay on fact check unit
9 months, 1 week ago

EGI, Kamra challenge HC order refusing stay on fact check unit

Hindustan Times  

The Editors Guild of India and satirist Kunal Kamra have challenged the Bombay high court order that refused to grant a stay on the creation of the government-led fact check unit as a third judge decided on whether the amendment itself is ultra vires and unconstitutional. They have moved a special leave petition in the Supreme Court They have moved …

Bombay High Court rejects Kunal Kamra's plea to restrict GoI from notifying Fact Check Unit
9 months, 1 week ago

Bombay High Court rejects Kunal Kamra's plea to restrict GoI from notifying Fact Check Unit

Op India  

On 13th March, the Bombay High Court allowed the Government of India to notify the Fact Check Unit. The court rejected the application filed by self-proclaimed stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra and others challenging the constitutionality of the FCU under Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023. Kunal Kamra, the Editors Guild, the News Broadcast Digital Association, and the Association of Indian Magazine …

Bombay HC rejects applications on Centre’s Fact-Check Unit under latest IT Rules
9 months, 1 week ago

Bombay HC rejects applications on Centre’s Fact-Check Unit under latest IT Rules

The Hindu  

In a setback for the petitioners in the Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023, the Bombay High Court on March 13 refused to accept applications seeking stay on the Union government’s Fact-Check Unit. The interim application was filed by satirist Kunal Kamra, the Editors Guild of India, the Association of Indian Magazines and News Broadcasters & Digital Association seeking stay on …

Bombay High Court reserves the interim application in IT amendment rules 2023
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bombay High Court reserves the interim application in IT amendment rules 2023

The Hindu  

After two days of hearing on Central government’s Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023, the Bombay High Court on Thursday reserved the order on interim application filed by satirist Kunal Kamra, the Editors Guild of India, the Association of Indian Magazines and News Broadcast and Digital Association seeking stay on the notification for formation of Fact Check Unit. The rules empower …

IT Rules against fake news: Bombay HC to deliver verdict on pleas on Jan 31
11 months, 1 week ago

IT Rules against fake news: Bombay HC to deliver verdict on pleas on Jan 31

Live Mint  

The Bombay High Court extended by two weeks the pronounce its verdict on Monday in connection with the pleas filed by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra and others challenging the 2023 amendment of Information Technology Rules for Intermediaries. The IT rules provide for the setting up of the Fact Checking Unit to identify and flag fake, false and misleading facts on …

Plea in Madras High Court challenges constitution of Fact Check Unit by T.N. government
1 year, 1 month ago

Plea in Madras High Court challenges constitution of Fact Check Unit by T.N. government

The Hindu  

A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court, challenging the constitution of a Fact Checking Unit by the Tamil Nadu government, alleging that it is ab attack on the freedom of speech, and an attempt to curb the voice of Opposition parties. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to …

The Bombay High Court’s concerns regarding the Centre’s Fact-Check Unit | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

The Bombay High Court’s concerns regarding the Centre’s Fact-Check Unit | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Bombay High Court on September 29 reserved its verdict in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023. The Rules permit a fact check unit of the Union Government to identify “fake or false or misleading” online content “related to the business of the Central Government” and demand its …

Will pass order in pleas challenging IT Rules on Dec 1: Bombay HC
1 year, 2 months ago

Will pass order in pleas challenging IT Rules on Dec 1: Bombay HC

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on September 29 said it will pass the order on pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the amended Information Technology Rules on December 1. A Division Bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale was hearing a bunch of petitions filed by political satirist Kunal Kamra, Editors Guild of India, and the Association of Indian Magazines …

Centre says it will not notify fact checking unit till September 4
1 year, 5 months ago

Centre says it will not notify fact checking unit till September 4

The Hindu  

The Centre on July 21 informed the Bombay High Court that it will not notify till September 4 the Fact Check Unit under the recently amended Information Technology Rules to declare content to be fake on social media against the government. I need to make some preparations for that.” The court has heard arguments by advocates of all the petitioners …

HC questions govt’s plan for fact check
1 year, 5 months ago

HC questions govt’s plan for fact check

Live Mint  

The Bombay High Court on Friday asked the Centre if it was allowed under law to have a statute with “unbound” and ‘limitless’ discretionary authority. The court’s comments came while hearing a petition filed by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra challenging the Centre’s recent notification on Fact Check Unit to identify fake news under the government’s amendment to the Information Technology …

Won’t notify fact-checking unit until July 10: Centre tells Bombay High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Won’t notify fact-checking unit until July 10: Centre tells Bombay High Court

The Hindu  

The Central government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that it would not notify the fact-checking unit constituted under the new Information Technology Rules for identifying fake news against the government on social media until July 10. The new Rules require social media intermediaries to censor or otherwise modify content that relates to the Central government, if a government-mandated …

No fact-check unit under new IT rules till July 5: Centre to Bombay HC
1 year, 7 months ago

No fact-check unit under new IT rules till July 5: Centre to Bombay HC

Hindustan Times  

The Union government has given an undertaking to the Bombay High Court that it will not constitute a fact-check unit under the new Information Technology Rules, 2023 till July 5, holding off on a controversial new committee that could compel social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter to remove posts relating to the Union government. However, when Khambata insisted …

Won't notify fact-checking unit for fake news against government till July 5: Centre tells Bombay High Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Won't notify fact-checking unit for fake news against government till July 5: Centre tells Bombay High Court

The Hindu  

The Union Government told the Bombay High Court on April 27 that it will not notify till July 5, a fact-checking unit to identify fake news against the government on social media under the recently amended Information Technology Rules. Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, appearing for the Union Government, told the HC that the fact-checking unit would not be notified …

Fact-checking unit may not curb opinions or satire on social media: Centre tells HC
1 year, 8 months ago

Fact-checking unit may not curb opinions or satire on social media: Centre tells HC

Hindustan Times  

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Friday told the Bombay high court that the role of the fact-checking unit proposed by the Central government will be restricted to the business of the Central government, its policies and programmes, and it may not seek to curb opinions or satire appearing on social media. Comedian - Kunal Kamra The affidavit …

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