The petitioners prayed for interim relief on the implementation of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) rules 2021, restraining the respondents from taking any coercive action against the petitioner for non-compliance of the Rules. The stay was specifically related to Rule 12, that mandates the requirement of establishing a self regulatory authority, and Rules 13-19, that provide for an oversight body as a final body of complaint redressal. The Court granted directions that were sought by the petitioner in view of several on-going petitions challenging the Rules in other High Courts.
