Kunal Kamra Moves Bombay High Court Against IT Rules Amendment That Allows Centre To "Fact Check" Social Media Posts About Itself Sharmeen Hakim 11 Apr 2023 https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/bombay-high-court-kunal-kamra-challenge-it-rules-amendment-2023-fake-news-about-govt-social-media-posts-226017
During the hearing, Senior Advocate Navroz Seervai for Kamra submitted that the HC stayed a “much less chilling” Rule in 2021. The HC, in 2021 had stayed Rules 9(1) and 9(3) of the Information Technology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules,2021 which mandate digital news media and online publishers to adhere to the "Code of Ethics" prescribed by the Rules.