EGI Statement on Bombay High Court striking down IT Amendment Rules 2023

The Editors Guild of India (EGI)

Press Statement

20th September 2024

The Editors Guild of India welcomes the verdict of the Bombay High Court, striking down the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023, as unconstitutional, specifically Rule 3, which sought to empower the Central government to form a Fact-Check Units (FCUs) to identify "fake and misleading" information about its business on social media platforms.

Pronouncing the order, Justice Chandurkar opined that