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Agij Promotion v. Union of India: the IT Rules 2021 Part III stays

On 14 August 2021, a Bombay High Court division bench stayed Rules 9(1) and 9(3) of the IT Rules 2021 pan-India — holding that the Code of Ethics for digital news media travels beyond the rule-making power conferred by the IT Act and chills Article 19(1)(a) speech.

Valkya Editorial·1 Jun 2026·10 min

Landmark JudgmentSupreme Court of India

Manohar Lal Sharma v. Union of India: the Pegasus committee

On 27 October 2021, a three-judge bench refused the Union's national-security plea and constituted an expert committee to investigate the Pegasus spyware allegations against Indian citizens.

Valkya Editorial·1 Jun 2026·9 min