Karnataka HC seeks Centre’s reply on X Corp plea challenging Sahyog portalA bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Poonacha on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre while hearing an appeal against a si...
10 Mar, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
What is the Sahyog Portal and why has comedian Kunal Kamra challenged it in court?Comedian Kunal Kamra has challenged the government's Sahyog portal in the Bombay High Court, deeming it an unconstitutional intrusion on fr...
06 Feb, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
Comedian Kunal Kamra moves HC challenging Sahyog portal, cites free speech concernsComedian Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay High Court. He is challenging the government's 'Sahyog' portal and amended IT rules. Kamra a...
06 Feb, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
X Corp challenges legality of 'Sahyog' portal takedown process before Karnataka High CourtSocial media giant X Corp informs Karnataka High Court about government content removal requests. The company argues that government agenci...
17 Nov, 2025, 12.22 PM IST
X appeals Karnataka HC order upholding Sahyog portalThe petition asked the court to declare the government’s new reading of Section 79 and the use of Rule 3(1)(d) ultra vires (beyond legal po...
16 Nov, 2025, 06.56 PM IST
Free speech for citizens only, not foreign companies: K’taka HC on XThe Texas-headquartered X Corp (formerly Twitter) had moved court against the union government’s powers to issue orders to block content / ...
29 Sep, 2025, 08.11 PM IST
WeWork India IPO details; X vs Sahyog portalWeWork India has set the price band for its upcoming IPO. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
29 Sep, 2025, 07.40 PM IST
X condemns Karnataka HC order allowing arbitrary content takedowns via Sahyog portalSocial media platform X announced plans to appeal a Karnataka court order allowing police to issue arbitrary takedown requests through the ...
29 Sep, 2025, 11.45 AM IST
Karnataka HC rejects X's challenge of govt's Sahyog portalThe court also rejected the company’s demand to declare that Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act does not authorise the government to issue info...
24 Sep, 2025, 10.31 PM IST
PhonePe files IPO papers; Tata 1mg funding frenzyPhonePe has confidentially filed its draft IPO papers with Sebi. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
24 Sep, 2025, 07.42 PM IST
Delhi HC asks Centre to respond if X Corp ought to be part of Sahyog portalThe Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to clarify whether X Corp. must join the Sahyog portal in cases involving trafficking and nationa...
16 Aug, 2025, 06.22 PM IST
Govt bypassing safeguards under law to order content takedown: X tells HCWhy would government go through rigmarole of Section 69(A) when easy path to pass content takedown orders available: X tells Karnataka HC
11 Jul, 2025, 09.20 PM IST
Karnataka HC allows X to amend plea seeking scrapping of content takedown provisionThe government, on June 30, opposed challenging the constitutionality of the rule at “this late stage.” Justice Nagaprasanna allowed X to f...
01 Jul, 2025, 06.34 PM IST
Section 69A repository of power to block online content, X argues in Karnataka HCX Corp has argued that the mechanism lacks the legal safeguards outlined under Section 69A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000. In...
03 Apr, 2025, 08.12 PM IST
X files: Government to challenge suit on information blockingThe central government will oppose X Corp’s lawsuit challenging the scope of IT Act provisions on content blocking. X seeks to quash blocki...
28 Mar, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
ETtech Explainer: Behind Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the Indian governmentThe lawsuit challenges the Indian government's interpretation of Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology (IT) Act, arguing it contra...
20 Mar, 2025, 06.43 PM IST
Elon Musk’s X refuses to join Centre’s Sahyog portal, cites own system for law enforcement coordinationSince other social media platforms have agreed to be linked to Sahyog, the court said they need not remain part of the proceedings. It will...
19 Mar, 2025, 11.31 AM IST