Unconstitutional, says HC, strikes down Centre’s fact check unit | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Thursday pronounced its ruling and struck down the Centre’s fact check unit (FCU) rule. HC declared the amendment to IT Rules, 2021, “unconstitutional” and struck down the rule to establish FCUs to identify “fake, false and misleading” information about the Centre’s business posted on social media and digital platforms.Following third…

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‘Unconstitutional’: Bombay high court strikes down IT rules amendment which allowed Centre to set up fact check unit | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Bombay high court on Friday struck down the amended Information Technology (IT) Rules, which proposed action against fake content about the government, calling it “unconstitutional”.The decision was delivered by Justice AS Chandurkar, who was appointed as the third judge after a split verdict by a division bench in January 2023.“I am of…

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