The Bombay High Court on September 11 adjourned sine die the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre’s Sahyog Portal and the 2025 amendment to Rule 3(1)(d) of the Information Technology Rules, 2021.
Comedian Kunal Kamra and Senior Advocate Haresh Jagtiani had challenged the mechanism used for online content takedown. Kamra’s plea argues that the framework creates a parallel system outside the safeguards prescribed under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.
The petition also raises concerns regarding notice, natural justice and the constitutional protection of free speech.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Advait Sethna took note of the Supreme Court’s earlier order staying proceedings before the Bombay and Karnataka High Courts concerning the same legal issues.
“In view of the Supreme Court’s order staying the proceedings concerning the Sahyog Portal and the related content-blocking framework, the petitions are adjourned sine die.”
The Bombay High Court accordingly adjourned the petitions sine die, meaning no fresh hearing date was fixed.
