Rules & Regulations
SEBI's new advertising code treats AI-generated virtual influencers as celebrities whose ads need prior approval
IN India (Union)
· Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Oct 9, 2026
Enacted
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Rules & Regulations
The Supreme Court's AI Committee proposes a national framework for AI in courts: human primacy, banned uses, disclosure by litigants, audits and an Apex Body
IN India (Union)
· Supreme Court of India (AI Committee)
Jun 3, 2026
Draft
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Rules & Regulations
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
IN India (Union)
· Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Mar 30, 2026
Draft
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Rules & Regulations Landmark
India's first binding AI-specific content rules: labelling, provenance and prevention duties for deepfakes, and a three-hour takedown deadline
IN India (Union)
· Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Feb 10, 2026
In force
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Bill
Private member's bill in the Lok Sabha to set up a central AI Ethics Committee, bias audits and developer transparency duties
IN India (Union)
· Lok Sabha (private member's bill, Bharti Pardhi, MP)
Dec 5, 2025
Introduced
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Bill
The proposed successor to the IT Act, meant to rework safe harbour and regulate high-risk AI, which has stalled with no draft bill
IN India (Union)
· Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Mar 9, 2023
Proposed
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Rules & Regulations
From 2019 reporting circulars to 2025 rules on responsibility for AI tools and a still-pending responsible-AI framework
IN India (Union)
· Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Jan 4, 2019
Partially in force
Status checked Oct 15, 2026