Delhi High Court Asks Centre to Reply to Plea Challenging New IT Rules

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought a response from the Centre on a petition filed by The Quint, challenging the new Information Technology rules to regulate digital media, reported Live Law.

Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, appearing for the news website, submitted that the government has started taking action based on the guidelines. She sought protection from coercive action.

However, a bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh refused to pass any order at this stage, according to Bar and Bench. They issued notices to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.