Digital News Publishers Association moves Madras high court challenging new IT Rules

The Madras high court on Wednesday ordered notice to the Union government on a plea moved by the Digital News Publishers Association challenging the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

As an interim relief, the first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy has granted liberty for the association to approach the court if any coercive and arm-twisting action is taken under the rules, particularly under provisions 12, 14 & 16 of the rules.