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Constitutional Law

The Dangerous Precedent Set by Uttar Pradesh’s Digital Media Policy

Puneet Srivastava & Kushagra Tiwari The new Digital Media Policy 2024 (“The Policy”), declared by the Government of Uttar Pradesh on August 28, 2024, marked a serious change in the state government’s policy of digital dissemination of information and regulation of content. Under the apparent objective of facilitating the work of the government in reaching […]

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Constitutional Law Media Laws Technology

2023 Amendments to the IT Rules: Drawing a Curtain on Free Speech

Sonarekha Ray Introduction Comedian Kunal Kamra filed a petition before the Bombay High Court, flagging several legal flaws and challenging the constitutional validity of the amendments that were passed to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (‘IT Rules’) in April 2023. In response to the petition, the clarifications that […]

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TeLawgram

20.11.20 – 27.11.20

Hello, this past week has seen several developments ranging from the Madras High Court passing an interim order against sexual advertisements to the EU Court of Justice finding fleeing military draft as a ground for granting asylum. Happy Reading!

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TeLawgram

25.09.20 – 02.10.20

Greetings! We are pleased to present ‘TeLawgram’, our new weekly segment focussing on events of legal importance – in India and elsewhere. For your ease, we will be providing a brief summary of events, as well as a reading list that explores different points of view. With TeLawgram, we hope to both inform readers and […]