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Bombay High Court strikes down IT Rules amendment by which govt could ‘fact-check’ news on itself

The Bombay High Court today struck down the 2023 amendments to the IT Rules that permit the central government to “fact-check” news about itself on social media platforms.

Newslaundry

IT Rules amendment: Bombay High Court reserves judgement

The Bombay High Court has reserved its judgment in petitions challenging the IT Amendment Rules, 2023, which empowers the central government to establish fact-check units to identify “fake news” about itself on social media and order its take down, Livelaw reported.

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Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin to remain religious leader of Dawoodi Bohra community: Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court dismisses suit challenging Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin's leadership of Dawoodi Bohra Community, focusing on proof, not faith.

The Hindu

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Judicial clarity on free speech

Decision of Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court validates the logic of judicial review as a bulwark against the excesses of majoritarian assemblies and untamed power

The Hindu

IT Rules: After Bombay HC’s split verdict, third judge to hear pleas from Feb 28

Justice AS Chandurkar of the Bombay High Court will hear the petitions challenging the amendment to the IT Rules, which allows the government to identify “fake news” about itself on social media, Livelaw reported. The hearing will begin on February 28.

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‘Censorship’ or ‘right to authentic information’?: The Bombay HC’s split verdict on Centre’s Fact-Check Unit | Explained

With the Bombay High Court delivering a split verdict on a bunch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the amended IT Rules, The Hindu decodes the verdict and its potential impact

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Plea challenging IT Rules amendment: Split verdict from Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court today delivered a split verdict in petitions challenging the amendment to the IT Rules, which allows the government to identify “fake news” about itself on social media, Livelaw reported.

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Bombay HC delivers split verdict on Kunal Kamra’s plea challenging changes in IT rules

Bombay High Court delivers split verdict on petitions challenging amended IT Rules dealing with fake news on social media.

The Hindu

Bombay HC defers verdict on challenge to IT rules again

The Bombay High Court has again deferred its verdict in petitions challenging the IT amendment rules, which allowed the government to identify “fake news” about itself on social media, LiveLaw reported.

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Bombay HC defers verdict on challenge to IT Rules until Jan 15

The Bombay High Court has deferred its verdict in petitions challenging the IT amendment rules, which allowed the government to identify “fake news” about itself on social media, until January 15, LiveLaw reported.

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Bombay HC questions ECI’s ‘inability’ to conduct Pune bypoll

The HC found ECI's decision to not hold a by-poll in Pune due to other polls and prep for 2024 LS polls "hardly tenable". Petitioner claimed constituents had no voice in Parliament due to delay in dev projects & not conducting by-polls violated right of electorate.

The Hindu

‘No guidelines, gives unfettered power’: Bombay HC questions govt over need for IT Rules amendments

The new IT Rules gives the government “unfettered power” in absence of any “guidelines and guardrails”, the Bombay High Court observed on Tuesday, while hearing petitions challenging the amendments, NDTV reported.

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If effect unconstitutional, law must go, says HC on petitions against changes to IT rules

Hearing a bunch of petitions against the amended Information Technology Rules, the Bombay high court has reportedly observed that if the effect of a rule or law is unconstitutional then it has to go – no matter how laudable or high the motives are.

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Don’t see why car crash victim should be made victim again; permit him to take exam: Bombay HC to city college

MUMBAI: Calling for some "empathy and compassion", Bombay high court on Thursday directed SVKM’s Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics to allow, by July 12, a student involved in a grave life-threatening car crash on the Bandra Worli sea-link on October 5 last year and hospitalised for long, to…

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Bombay HC restrains Western Railway from carrying out demolition of 'encroachments' till March 1

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court last week in interim orders, directed that no further demolitions are to be carried out until March 1 "in contravention of the Supreme Court order anywhere on Western Railway lands in Greater Mumbai."

The Times of India

Why are you using paper, Bombay HC asks state during hearing of a PIL on environment

MUMBAI: Batting for a "paperless" environment while hearing a public interest litigation regarding Navi Mumbai's Panje-Dongri wetlands, the Bombay high court has said that it is high-time the state and its agencies used the e-filing option.

The Times of India

State approach to Uran bypass road faulty, halt all work till August 5: Bombay HC

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court recently said that the state’s “approach towards planning” of the Uran Bypass Road appeared to be prima facie “faulty” and directed that for a “limited period” till August 5, no further work on the 11-meter wide road project should go on.

The Times of India

MLA Amin Patel moves Bombay HC against use of Kamathipura in Alia Bhatt's 'Gangubai Kathiawadi'; asks for area name to be censored or deleted

Maharashtra MLA Amin Patel and a resident of the Kamathipura area in south Mumbai have approached the Bombay High Court against the use of the area's name in the Bollywood film 'Gangubai Kathiawadi', and sought it to be censored or deleted. The petition filed by Shraddha Surve, a resident of…

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