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Guideline, Advisory or Order

MeitY "enhanced diligence" advisory (Oct 2026)

An unpublished advisory asking platforms to prioritise government complaints and to label manipulated or synthetic content on current events

INOct 8, 2026 Issued

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Court Ruling

Vikas Vijay Nair v. Gujarat (deepfake PIL)

A 2026 Gujarat High Court PIL that pushed platforms to onboard the SAHYOG takedown portal, until the Supreme Court stayed it in September 2026

IN-GJApr 10, 2026 Pending

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Rules & Regulations

Draft IT Rules amendment (March 2026)

A draft that would make MeitY advisories part of intermediary due diligence on pain of losing safe harbour, and extend media oversight to user news posts

INMar 30, 2026 Draft

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Rules & RegulationsLandmark

IT Rules amendment on synthetic content (2026)

India's first binding AI-specific content rules: labelling, provenance and prevention duties for deepfakes, and a three-hour takedown deadline

INFeb 10, 2026 In force

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Guideline, Advisory or Order

MeitY and X over Grok

MeitY's notice to X over Grok-generated obscene images, with a 72-hour action-taken report and a warning of lost safe harbour

INJan 2, 2026 Ongoing

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Court Ruling

Sadhguru v. Igor Isakov

Delhi High Court's 30 May 2025 "dynamic+" injunction against AI deepfakes of spiritual leader Sadhguru used in scams and false endorsements

IN-DLMay 30, 2025 Interim order

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Court Ruling

Delhi HC deepfake PILs

Public interest petitions that pushed MeitY to form a Committee on Deepfakes; the lead matter is still pending in the Delhi High Court

IN-DLNov 21, 2024 Pending

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Guideline, Advisory or Order

MeitY AI advisory (March 2024)

The advisory that first required government permission for 'under-tested' AI models, drew a start-up backlash and was rewritten two weeks later

INMar 1, 2024 Superseded

Status checked Oct 15, 2026