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Breaking | Bombay High Court Allows Kunal Kamra's Plea, Strikes Down 2023 Amendment To IT Rules On 'Fact Check Units'
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Breaking | Bombay High Court Allows Kunal Kamra's Plea, Strikes Down 2023 Amendment To IT Rules On 'Fact Check Units'

Live Law  

After receiving the 'opinion' of "tie-breaker" Judge, the Bombay High Court division bench today declared amendment to the IT Rules, 2021, "unconstitutional" and struck down the said amendment, which allowed the Central government to establish Fact Check Units to identify "fake and false" information about its business, being circulated on digital platforms. The bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Dr …

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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 …

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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 …

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Govt notifies Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit under IT Rules
9 months ago

Govt notifies Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit under IT Rules

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The ministry of electronics and information technology on Wednesday notified the Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit as the fact check unit of the central government to vet all online content related to the business of the central government, a move that comes days after the Bombay high court on March 13 declined to restrain the Centre from …

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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 …

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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 …

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Govt Fact Check Unit In Public Interest, Cannot Be Stayed At The Behest Of A Few Individuals: Centre To Bombay High Court
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt Fact Check Unit In Public Interest, Cannot Be Stayed At The Behest Of A Few Individuals: Centre To Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court today reserved order on interim application by comedian Kunal Kamra and others seeking stay on formation of Fact Check Unit under 2023 amendment to IT Rules, 2021 till the pendency for their writ petitions against the amendment. The 2023 amendment to the IT Rules, 2021 empowers the government to establish an FCU to identify fake, false, …

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Is India criminalising comedy and entertainment?
3 years, 10 months ago

Is India criminalising comedy and entertainment?

The Hindu  

Producers of entertainment content, especially stand-up comedians, are increasingly becoming the target of legal action. Agrima Joshua: There’s no such thing as a pro-government comedian because the very essence of comedy is to be audacious, to make fun of the people in power. Arti Raghavan: I’m sure there would be a police officer who may privately agree with you that …

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