DELHI HIGH COURT SEEKS CENTRE'S RESPONSE IN PLEA BY LAWYER CHALLENGING IT RULES 2021 The petition filed by Adv. Uday Bedi contends that the new IT Rules grossly disregard fundamental rights to free speech and privacy. Adv. Bedi has contended that the new IT Rules grossly disregard his fundamental rights as a user of social media intermediaries (SMIs) such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter etc. It is argued that the challenged Rules violate Articles 14 (right to equality, including the right against arbitrariness), 19 (which includes freedom of speech and expression) and 21 (right to life and personal liberty, which is interpreted to include the right to privacy) of the Constitution of India. The Delhi High Court has sought the Central government's response in plea by a lawyer challenging the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021). Reddy & Reddy law firm is having team of legal experts and handles matters pertaining to civil, criminal commercial and cyber laws as well.