Supreme Court stays proceedings before High Courts on pleas challenging Information Technology rules

The Supreme Courtroom on Monday stayed the further more proceedings pending just before the High Courts across the region on petitions difficult the Data Know-how (Middleman Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Guidelines, 2021 (IT Regulations, 2021) and the Cable Television set Networks (Modification) Principles 2021.

A bench also issued a observe in the transfer petitions submitted by the Central authorities in search of the transfer of the petitions from numerous Higher Courts to the apex courtroom.

The bench however mentioned that it is not interfering with the interim orders handed by the Superior Courts at this juncture and that it is issuing discover on the keep applications.

The bench now posted the matters for hearing on Could 19. Solicitor Basic Tushar Mehta appearing for the Centre advised the bench that the government has previously submitted a petition to transfer all this sort of matters to the major court docket and sought a stay on Large Courts proceedings.

“Issue recognize in all cases the place discover is pending. Returnable on Could 19. We direct stay of proceedings pending in advance of the Significant Courts in the respective cases or to be submitted hereafter till the future date of listening to involving a challenge to IT guidelines or cable Tv modification policies which are topic make a difference of proceedings in this established of conditions,” the bench said in its order.
-ANI