India, Sept. 17 -- Last month, the Bombay High Court had ordered a stay on two clauses of Information Technology (IT) Guidelines for intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021 which required digital media, news media and online publishers to adhere to the 'Code of Ethics' which are part of the new IT rules.

Now, the Madras High Court has observed that the Bombay High Court's order, staying the operation of sub-rules (1) and (3) of Rule 9 of the new IT rules 2021, ought to have a pan-India effect, according to a report.

Further, the Madras High Court also noted in its interim order that any action taken stating Rules 3 and 7 of the IT Rules 2021 would be dependent on the consequences of the challenge to the constitutional v...