1. PIL in Madras HC challenges constitution of Fact Checking Unit by State
A public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in the Madras High Court, challenging the constitution of a Fact Checking Unit (FCU) by the Tamil Nadu government citing that it amounts to attack on the freedom of speech of citizens and is an attempt to stifle the voice of the Opposition.
R. Nirmal Kumar, joint secretary of the AIADMK‘s State Information Technology wing, has filed the PIL petition. The petitioner urged the court to declare, as unconstitutional, a Government Order dated October 6 for the constitution of the FCU, and also insisted upon an interim injunction restraining its Mission Director Iyan Karthikeyan from continuing in his post.
