Why government's proposed Fact Check Unit was deemed unconstitutional
- Swati Deshpande
- TNNUpdated: Sep 21, 2024, 19:16 IST IST
Describing it as an infringement on the right to equality and freedom of speech, Bombay high court on Friday quashed the amended Information Technology rules enabling the Centre to set up its own fact check unit (FCU) and flag social media content about its functioning as 'fake, false or misleading'.
Holding the FCU to be unconstitutional, Justice A S Chandurkar of the Bombay high court - who served as 'tie-breaker judge' after a division bench in Jan 2024 delivered a split verdict - described the expression, 'fake, false and misleading' as 'vague and overbroad'.
Holding the FCU to be unconstitutional, Justice A S Chandurkar of the Bombay high court - who served as 'tie-breaker judge' after a division bench in Jan 2024 delivered a split verdict - described the expression, 'fake, false and misleading' as 'vague and overbroad'.
