{
  "id": 247706,
  "title": "SC stays pleas in HCs against Sahyog portal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/sc-stays-pleas-in-hcs-against-sahyog-portal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T03:25:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/sc-stays-pleas-in-hcs-against-sahyog-portal-101786043086010.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Supreme Court has stayed all pending challenges to the Centre's Sahyog portal against two high courts on a petition seeking transfer of cases to the top court for deciding the constitutional validity of section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act. Chief Justice Surya Kant's bench issued notice on the Centre's plea and scheduled further consideration for August 10. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta urged the court to stay proceedings in the Karnataka and Bombay high courts hearing petitions on the same issue. The bench, including justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana, directed that proceedings before the high courts remain stayed. X Corp's petition in Karnataka and Digipub News India Foundation's petition in Bombay, along with challenges by Kunal Kamra and Haresh Jagtiani, questioned the constitutionality of the law. The Sahyog portal, developed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, was seen as a facilitation tool, with blocking powers under Section 69A of the IT Act. The stay comes at a time when the Bombay High Court was preparing to hear the matter, directing the Centre to file a response by August 14.",
  "summary": "The Supreme Court in a recent order has stayed all pending challenges to the Centre’s Sahyog portal pending before two high courts on a petition filed by Centre seeking transfer of these cases to the top court for deciding the constitutional validity of section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act dealing with Centre’s power to order online content takedown",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}