Overview
- The Bombay High Court gave Kunal Kamra a week to update his plea to reflect a fresh rule change and gave the Union of India two weeks to file its reply.
- The bench was told the government had not filed a response despite being served months earlier.
- Kamra’s counsel said police have issued thousands of takedown demands through the SAHYOG Portal, citing a removal request for a satirical post about a Chief Minister’s Davos trip.
- The petition contests the SAHYOG Portal and a 2025 change to Rule 3(1)(d) of the IT Rules, which tell platforms to remove content flagged by state or central authorities outside a court process.
- The filing argues this setup enables non-judicial censorship and can cost platforms legal safe-harbour if they refuse, with a related petition by Haresh Jagtiani listed alongside the case.