India, March 23 -- The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday (March 23) stayed proceedings of cases seeking regulation of content on over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ Hotstar and others. Multiple petitions on the matter are being heard in high courts of Punjab and Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Allahabad.

A three-judge bench consisting of Justice Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah and Justice Sanjiv Khanna heard further petitions filed by advocate Shashank Shekhar Jha and NGO Justice for Rights Foundation, before deciding to transfer all cases to the apex court.

The public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Justice for Rights Foundation, sought establishment of an autonomous body to regulate OTT platform...