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2 senior Legal advisers, sensing the large scope of misuse of new IT Rules, cautioned the govt to "act fairly", "ensure rule of law" to "avoid embarrassment in future".
Concern- New Rules have a serious impact on Freedom of Speech.
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2 senior Legal advisers, sensing the large scope of misuse of new IT Rules, cautioned the govt to "act fairly", "ensure rule of law" to "avoid embarrassment in future".
Concern- New Rules have a serious impact on Freedom of Speech.
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Legal Advisers of Law Ministry advised Modi govt to seek parliamentary approval before notifying the #ITRules2021 to justify its legality. A Joint Secretary wrote a long list of objections, including that the rules suffer “from the vice of excessive delegation”,
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But...
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But everything was overruled by Law Secretary Anoop Mendiratta, without noting any reasons, except saying "it appears to be within the scope of IT Act".
Later, the same officers who objected, approved the Rules, in "greater public interest", without giving any reasons.
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Later, the same officers who objected, approved the Rules, in "greater public interest", without giving any reasons.
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IT Rules fundamentally changes how internet functions in India, breaks "encryption" of our messages, fear of over-censorship by social media cos to ensure govt is not upset and seeks to regulate digital news media by giving unprecedented powers to centre to take down posts.
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