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Supreme Court Stays High Court Cases Against Sahyog Portal
The Supreme Court has stayed four high court proceedings challenging the Centre’s Sahyog portal and its use of Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act for content takedowns. A Bench led by…
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court has stayed four high court proceedings challenging the Centre’s Sahyog portal and its use of Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act for content takedowns. A Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant issued notice on the Union government’s transfer petitions on July 22 and listed them for August 10.
The cases include challenges by X Corp, DigiPub News India Foundation and journalist Abhinandan Sekhri, Kunal Kamra, and senior advocate Haresh Jagtiani. The petitioners argue that Section 79 is a safe harbour provision, while binding blocking powers must follow Section 69A and the Blocking Rules, 2009. The Centre says a single Supreme Court decision is needed to avoid conflicting high court rulings.
The Indian Opinion
The easy narrative is that the stay either proves government censorship or settles the portal’s legality. It does neither. The court has paused four cases while deciding whether they should be transferred and heard together. The real test will be whether the final ruling requires notice, reasons and a hearing before removals, and how it separates Section 79 safe harbour from Section 69A blocking powers.
Source: medianama.com
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