The Supreme Court on Monday stayed proceedings before various high courts with regard to petitions challenging the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, or the Cable Television Networks (Amendment) Rules, 2021.
The Supreme Court Monday stayed further proceedings before the high courts in matters involving challenges to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021
The Supreme Court further said that it will not interfere with the interim orders passed by the High Courts at this juncture and is only issuing notice on the stay applications
The year 2021 began with a rather chaotic legacy handed over by 2020. In the aftermath of the TRP Scam, TV ratings for the news genre remained suspended throughout the year. The legal tussle between Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) and broadcasters over the rollout of the New Tariff Order (NTO) 2.0 continued to dominate the headlines.