Fact-Check Unit

Bombay HC rejects applications on Centre’s Fact-Check Unit under latest IT Rules

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Bombay HC rejects applications on Centre’s Fact-Check Unit under latest IT Rules

An outer view of Bombay High Court in Mumbai. File. In a setback for the petitioners in the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2023, the Bombay High Court on March 13 refused to accept applications seeking stay on the Union government’s Fact-Check Unit (FCU). The interim application was filed … Read more

Bombay High Court refuses to grant interim stay on setting up of fact-checking unit

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Bombay High Court refuses to grant interim stay on setting up of fact-checking unit

The Bombay High Court on March 11 refused to issue an interim stay on the formation of a Fact-Check Unit (FCU) by the Union government. A single-judge Bench of Justice A.S. Chandurkar, the tie-breaker judge in the case after a split verdict was delivered by the court on January 31, said “no case was made … Read more