News & Media 14th Apr 2023

New IT rules on fact checking are troublesome

Authors

Vinay ButaniPartner | Mumbai

Latest Thought Leadership

Alerts & Updates 15th May 2026

Processing employee-related data: Where are the potential boundaries?

Read More
Newsletter/Booklets 11th May 2026

Recent Developments in Direct & Indirect Tax

Read More
international trades
Newsletter/Booklets 8th May 2026

Trade Newsletter: April 2026

Read More
Alerts & Updates 7th May 2026

Clarification on Registration Requirements under the OSHWC Code, 2020 vis-à-vis the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act, 2017

Read More

On April 6, 2023, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MEITY) created the Amendment IT Rules, 2023. It authorizes a ‘fact check unit of the central government’ to identify, ‘fake or false or misleading’ information in respect of ‘any business of the central government.

In this context, Vinay Butani, Partner Economic Laws Practice (ELP) has been quoted in an article “New IT rules on fact checking are troublesome”,  published by ETLegalWorld.

Click here to read the article 

Privacy Policy

As per the rules of the Bar Council of India, lawyers and law firms are not permitted to solicit work or advertise. By clicking on the "I Agree" button, you acknowledge and confirm that you are seeking information relating to Economic Laws Practice (ELP) of your own accord and there has been no advertisement, personal communication, solicitation, invitation or any other inducement of any sort whatsoever by or on behalf of ELP or any of its members to solicit any work through this website.