NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC refused on Monday any relief to an online fact checking website seeking a stay on the enforcement of the new Information Technology Rules.
A bench of Justices C Hari Shankar and Subramonium Prasad didn’t agree with the plea by Pravda Media Foundation, parent company of Alt News, that the rules to regulate digital media should be stayed on the grounds that a fresh notice had been issued to them to comply or face coercive action. Other online ventures have also sought an immediate stay.
“We’re not in agreement with you. If you want, we will pass a reasoned detailed order, or if you want we can re-notify it before the roster bench,” the bench said, pointing out that the notice was issued by the government for implementation of rules on which there was no stay by the court even earlier. Senior advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, representing the news portals, urged the court to list the matter on reopening of courts after vacations. The HC, however, listed the applications for a stay before the roster bench on July 7.
A bench of Justices C Hari Shankar and Subramonium Prasad didn’t agree with the plea by Pravda Media Foundation, parent company of Alt News, that the rules to regulate digital media should be stayed on the grounds that a fresh notice had been issued to them to comply or face coercive action. Other online ventures have also sought an immediate stay.
“We’re not in agreement with you. If you want, we will pass a reasoned detailed order, or if you want we can re-notify it before the roster bench,” the bench said, pointing out that the notice was issued by the government for implementation of rules on which there was no stay by the court even earlier. Senior advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, representing the news portals, urged the court to list the matter on reopening of courts after vacations. The HC, however, listed the applications for a stay before the roster bench on July 7.
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