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2022 Supreme(SC) 1503

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
A.M. Khanwilkar, Abhay S. Oka, J.B. Pardiwala, JJ.
Qurban Ali & Anr. – Appellants
Versus
Union of India & Ors. – Respondents
Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 24 of 2022
Decided On : 19-05-2022

Advocates appeared:
Mr. Shyam Divan, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Senthil Jagadeesan, Advocate, Mr. Vinayak Bhandari, Advocate, Ms. Sonakshi Malhan, Advocate, Mr. Sajol Jain, Advocate, Ms. Romya Raj, Advocate, Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Nigam Pasha, Advocate, Ms. Rashmi Singh, Advocate, Ms. Sumita Hazarika, Advocate, Mr. Ashwani Kumar Dubey, Advocate, Mr. Rahul Joshi, Advocate, Petitioner-in-person Mr. Ashwani Kumar Dubey, Advocate, Mr. Mrigank Prabhakar, Advocate, Mr. M. R. Shamshad, Advocate, Mr. Adeel Ahmed, Advocate, Mr. Raj Kishor Choudhary, Advocate, Mr. Sanjay Hegde, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Ejaz Maqbool, Advocate, Mr. Shahid Nadeem, Advocate, Ms. Akriti Chaubey, Advocate, Mr. Muhammad Isa M. Hakim, Advocate, Mr. Saif Zia, Advocate, Mr. Talha Abdul Rahman, Advocate, Ms. Sumita Hazarika, Advocate, Ms. Manju Jetley, Advocate, Mr. V. Elanchezhiyan, Advocate, Mr. Vivek Narayan Sharma, Advocate, For the Appellant / Mr. Tushar Mehta, LD ASG, Mr. K.M. Nataraj, LD ASG, Ms. Kanu Agarwal, Advocate, Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tyagi, Advocate, Mr. O.P. Shukla, Advocate, Ms. Sansriti Pathak, Advocate, Mr. Rajan Kumar Chaurasia, Advocate, Mr. Rajat Nair, Advocate, Mr. Varun Chugh, Advocate, Mr. Sushal Tiwari, Advocate, Mr. Amrish Kumar, Advocate, Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, Advocate, Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, Advocate, Mr. Jatinder Kumar Sethi, Dy. A.G. Mr. Abhishek Atrey, Advocate, Ms. Ambika Atrey, Advocate, Mr. Ashutosh Sharma, Advocate, Mr. Akash Giri, Advocate, Mr. Shadan Farasat, Advocate, Mr. Aditya Vijay Kumar, Advocate, Ms. Chitranshul A. Sinha, Advocate, Mr. Jaskenen Singh Bhatia, Advocate, Ms. Akshita Katoch, Advocate, Mr. Ashutosh Dubey, Advocate, Mr. Abhishek Chauhan, Advocate, Mrs. Rajshree Dubey, Advocate, Mr. Amit P. Shahi, Advocate, Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate, Mr. Devendra Singh, Advocate, Mr. Abhishek, Advocate, Mr. Vishnu Shankar Jain, Advocate, Mr. Kaleeswaram Raj, Advocate, Mr. Mohammed Sadique T.A, Advocate, Mr. Anu K. Joy, Advocate, Mr. Alim Anvar, Advocate, Mr. Radhalakshmi R., Advocate, Ms. Astha Sharma, Advocate, Ms. Liz Mathew, Advocate, Ms. Rashmi Nandakumar, Advocate, Ms. Ruchira Goel, Advocate, Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, Advocate, Mr. Prasanna S., Advocate, Mr. Amrish Kumar, Advocate, Mr. V. N. Raghupathy, Advocate, M/S. Karanjawala & Co., Advocate, Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG, Mr. K.M. Nataraj, LD ASG, Ms. Kanu Agrawal, Advocate, Mr. Mayank Pandey, Advocate, Mr. Rajat Nair, Advocate, Mr. O.P. Shukla, Advocate, Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, Advocate, Mr. Krishan Kumar, Advocate, Mr. Vishnu Shankar Jain, Advocate, Ms. Megha Karnwal, Advocate, Mr. Sajan Poovayya, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Mahesh Agarwal, Advocate, Mr. Ankur Saigal, Advocate, Mr. Sarans Jain, Advocate, Mr. Rishabh Parikh, Advocate, Ms. Shloka Narayanan, Advocate, Mr. E. C. Agrawala, Advocate, Ms.Chitranshul A. Sinha, Advocate, Mrs. Tanuj Bagga Sharma, Advocate, Mr. Ravi Sharma, Advocate, Mr. Mrigank Prabhakar, Advocate, Mr. Mithu Jain, Advocate, Mr. Suvidutt M.s., Advocate, Mr. Anshuman Ashok, Advocate, Mr. Rahul Bhatia, Advocate, Mr. Abhishek Yadav, Advocate, Mr. Anas Tanwir, Advocate, Ms. Manju Jetley, Advocate, Mr. Shadan Farasat, Advocate, Mr. Bharat Gupta, Advocate, Mr. Shourya, Advocate, Mr. Dhruv Bhatnagar, Advocate, Ms. Tanvi Tuhina, Advocate, Ms. Hafsa Khan, Advocate, Mr. Aman Naqvi, Advocate, Mr. Harsh Kaushik, Advocate, Mr. Sunil Fernandes, Advocate, Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, Advocate, Mr. Pratik R. Bombarde, Advocate, Ms. Ranjeeta Rohatgi, Advocate, For the Respondent.

Listing and scheduling of cases related to the challenge to Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and other related matters for future hearings.

Headnote:
Listing of Cases - IT Rules - The court issued notice in fresh matters related to the challenge to Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and other related cases, and scheduled them for future hearings.
Fact of the Case:

The court perused the office report and submissions by the learned Solicitor General regarding the listing of cases challenging the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and related matters.
Finding of the Court:

The court issued notice in the fresh matters and permitted Dasti. It also waived notice for the concerned respondents in respective matters. The court listed the cases under different points for future hearings.
Issues: Listing of fresh matters related to the challenge to Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and other related cases.
Ratio Decidendi: The court's decision was based on the need to address the challenge to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and other related matters by issuing notice and scheduling future hearings.
Final Decision: The court listed the cases under different points for future hearings and allowed parties to move the Vacation Bench for urgent orders before the next date of hearing.

ORDER

1. Perused the office report dated 18.05.2022.

2. Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General submits that chart has already been made over to the Registry of this Court. He has furnished one more set across the Bar, for the perusal of the Court.

3. Issue notice in all the fresh matters listed today.

4. Dasti, in addition, is permitted.

5. Learned advocates-on-record appearing on caveat in respective matters waive notice for the concerned respondents.

6. The following cases covered under Point No. 1

7. [Challenge to information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021], be listed on 19.07.2022:

1. W.P.(C) No. 760 of 2021

2. T.P.(C) Nos. 997-1000/2021

3. T.P.(C) Nos. 1147-1152/2021

4. T.P.(C) Nos. 1248-1252 of 2021

5. SLP(C) Nos. 14506-14507 of 2021

6. SLP(C) No. 11163 of 2021

7. SLP(C) No. 11566 of 2021

8. SLP(C) No. 8670 of 2022

8. The following cases covered under Point No. 3 [Petitions Generally seeking directions for evolving mechanism which would be touching upon the subject matter of IT Rules], be listed on 19.07.2022 as a separate group:

1. WP(C) No. 799 of 2020

2. SLP(C) No . 10937 of 2019

3. WP(C) No. 1080 of 2020

4. TP(C) No. 100-105 of 2021

5. WP(C) No. 689 of 2020

6. WP(C) No. 1341 of 2020

7. WP(C) No. 776 of 2021

9. The following cases covered under Point No. 2 [Challenge to Cable TV Rules], be listed on 20.07.2022:

1. SLP(C) No. 13661 of 2021

2. SLP(C) No. 6722 of 2022

10. The following cases covered under Point No. 4 [Other set of cases involving instances of hate speeches and hate crimes], be listed on 21.07.2022:

1. WP(C) No. 943 of 2021

2. WP(C) No. 787 of 2020

3. WP(C) No. 477 of 2020

4. WP(C) No. 788 of 2020

5. WP(C) No. 789 of 2020

6. WP(C) No. 956 of 2020

7. WP(C) No. 907 of 2021

8. WP(C) No. 1265 of 2021

9. WP(Crl.) No. 391 of 2021

10. SLP(C) No . 6913 of 2021

11. WP(C) No. 24 of 2022

12. WP(C) No. 80 of 2022

11. In case, any urgent orders are required before the next date of hearing, it would be open to the parties to move the Vacation Bench for appropriate relief.

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2022 Supreme(SC) 1503

SUPREME COURT OF INDIAA.M. Khanwilkar, Abhay S. Oka, J.B. Pardiwala, JJ.Qurban Ali & Anr. – AppellantsVersusUnion of India & Ors. – RespondentsWrit Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 24 of 2022Decided On : 19-05-2022

Listing and scheduling of cases related to the challenge to Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, and other related matters for future hearings.

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SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
A.M. Khanwilkar, Abhay S. Oka, J.B. Pardiwala, JJ.
Qurban Ali & Anr. – Appellants
Versus
Union of India & Ors. – Respondents
Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 24 of 2022
Decided On : 19-05-2022