Bombay High Court strikes down IT rules amendment targeting ‘fake news’ on social media: “…vague and hence wrong…”

In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court on Friday (September 20) declared the amended Information Technology (IT) Rules unconstitutional and struck them down. These rules aimed to identify and control fake content on social media about the government.
The case was brought before Justice Chandurkar due to differing opinions within the previous division bench.