Bombay HC directs Centre to file reply to Kunal Kamra’s plea
Bombay High Court seeks Union government reply on the Sahyog Portal and the 2025 amendment to Rule 3(1)(d) of the Information Technology Rules, 2021; the same source also reports new United States visa-duration rules for foreign students and journalists.
- The Bombay High Court asked the Union government to file an affidavit by 29 July in the Sahyog Portal challenge.
- Kunal Kamra’s petition challenges the Sahyog Portal and the 2025 amendment to Rule 3(1)(d) of the Information Technology Rules, 2021.
- Kunal Kamra’s petition argues that the challenged framework bypasses Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and allows blocking without notice.
- The Bombay High Court listed the matter for 14 August and fixed 6 August as the date for Kamra’s rejoinder.
The Bombay High Court has asked the Union government to file an affidavit by 29 July in response to Kunal Kamra’s challenge to the Sahyog Portal and the 2025 amendment to Rule 3(1)(d) of the Information Technology Rules, 2021. The dispute matters because it tests how India regulates online content, what safeguards must accompany takedown requests, and whether executive blocking powers can be widened without notice and due process.
The same source also reports a separate United States immigration decision. The Trump administration has finalised rules that would tighten the stay period for foreign students and foreign journalists in the United States, with implementation described as possible from September.
What happened in the Bombay High Court case
UPSC may frame the Indian part as a question on intermediary regulation, Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the limits of administrative blocking powers under the Information Technology Rules, 2021. The United States part can be used as a comparative current-affairs reference on immigration control, legal status of foreign students, and journalist visas.
