Bombay High Court strikes down IT Rules amendments of 2023 as unconstitutional

Last week, Justice AS Chandurkar issued an opinion ruling against the amendments, following a split verdict earlier this year by Justices GS Patel and Neela Gokhale.

Bombay High Court and Amendment to IT Rules

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26 Sep 2024, 9:20 am

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The Bombay High Court, by a 2:1 majority on Thursday, formally struck down amendments to the Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2021, which had allowed the Central government to establish fact-check units (FCUs) for censoring news on its activities. [Kunal Kamra v. Union of India & Ors and connected petitions]

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Bombay High Court

Justice AS Gadkari

Justice AS Chandurkar

Justice Neela Gokhale

IT Rules Amendment

Fact Check Unit