Internet Freedom FoundationOct 17, 2024

#HearingUpdate On Aug 14, 2024, the Delhi HC began hearing the consolidated petitions challenging the IT Rules, 2021, which impact online privacy & freedom of expression by granting extensive govt. control.

Read our 🧵on the hearing. 1/9

https://internetfreedom.in/dhc-it-rules-2021-hearing/

Constitutional Challenges to the IT Rules, 2021: Arguments Set to Begin

The Delhi High Court began hearing petitions challenging the IT Rules, 2021. The Court has ordered issue-wise categorisation of cases into two parts - Part II and Part III of the IT Rules, 2021. The Petitioners will commence arguments on November 11, 2024.

Internet Freedom Foundation
Internet Freedom FoundationMay 2, 2024
#HearingUpdate: Hindutva Watch's writ petitions challenging the blocking of its entire Twitter/X account and entire website were listed on 25.04.2024 and 30.04.2024 before Justice Subramonium Prasad of the Delhi High Court. IFF provided legal assistance. 1/6
https://internetfreedom.in/delhi-hc-issues-notice-on-hindutva-watchs-petition-challenging-the-blocking-of-their-entire-x-twitter-account-2/
Delhi HC issues notice on Hindutva Watch’s petition challenging the blocking of their entire X/Twitter account

The founder of Hindutva Watch, a research initiative that monitors hate speeches, hate crimes and human rights atrocities committed against marginalised communities in India, has challenged the illegal, arbitrary, and disproportionate blocking of their entire Twitter account before Delhi HC.

Internet Freedom Foundation
Internet Freedom FoundationMay 2, 2024
#HearingUpdate: India Hate Lab‘s writ petition challenging the blocking of their entire website was listed on April 30, 2024, as Item 75 before Justice Subramonium Prasad of the Delhi High Court.
IFF provided legal assistance. (1/6)
https://internetfreedom.in/untitled-delhi-hc-issues-notice-on-hindutva-watch-and-india-hate-labs-petition/
Delhi HC issues notice on Hindutva Watch and India Hate Lab’s petition challenging the blocking of their entire websites.

The founder of research groups Hindutva Watch, and India Hate Lab which track and monitor hate speeches, hate crimes and violence committed against marginalised communities, has challenged the illegal, arbitrary and disproportionate blocking of their entire websites, by MeitY before the Delhi HC.

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SFLC IndiaMar 14, 2024

#HearingUpdate:

CPIL and SFLC.in's writ petition challenging the surveillance programmes, #CMS, #NETRA and #NATGRID, was listed for hearing today before the Delhi High Court. The matter is now listed on 16th August 2024. A transfer petition was filed before the Supreme Court, on which notice was issued on 10th October 2023. A brief background to the case is available below:

Center for Public Interest Litigation and Another vs. Union of India and Others [WP (C) No. 8998 / 2020]

Internet Freedom FoundationSep 13, 2023

#HearingUpdate: The matter was taken up and the Supreme Court led by CJI directed the petitions challenging the constitutionality of sedition to be referred to a larger Bench of at least 5 Judges. 1/6

https://internetfreedom.in/sc-sedition-update-larger-bench/

Supreme Court refers challenge to constitutionality of sedition law to a larger Bench of at least 5 judges

Noting that the past cases under Section 124-A will not be affected on account of introduction of new Bills, a 3-judges bench of the Supreme Court led by the CJI has referred the petition challenging the constitutionality of Section 124-A to a larger Bench of at least 5 judges

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