IT Rules: Centre Files Plea for Transfer of Cases From HCs to SC

The Centre on Monday, 5 July, told the Delhi High Court that Twitter has failed to comply with IT Rules 2021.

The central government, on Tuesday, 6 July, filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking the transfer of all petitions challenging the constitution of the Information Technology Rules, 2021, from various high courts to the apex court.

A number of petitions challenging the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, are either pending or presently being heard in different high courts across the country. The high courts include those at Delhi, Bombay, Madras, and Kerala.

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