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This notification amends S.O. 442(E) dated 27th January, 2023, by appointing new members and a chairperson to the three Grievance Appellate Committees under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, through Notification S.O. 614(E) dated 6th February, 2026, exercised powers under sub-rules (1) and (2) of rule 3A of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The Central Government amended its previous notification S.O. 442(E) dated 27th January, 2023, to appoint new chairperson and members to the three Grievance Appellate Committees. For Grievance Appellate Committee no. 1, Shri Ashutosh Shukla and Shri Inder Pal Singh Sethi were appointed as whole-time members. For Grievance Appellate Committee no. 2, Commodore Sunil Kumar Gupta (Retired) and Ms Alka Misra were appointed as whole-time members. For Grievance Appellate Committee no. 3, Shri Sudeep Shrivastava, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, was appointed as Chairperson ex officio, and Shri Sunil Soni and Shri Suresh Chandra were appointed as whole-time members. All whole-time members are appointed for a term of three years from the date of assumption of office or until further orders, whichever is earlier. The principal notification S.O. 442(E) was originally published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-06022026-269898 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 584| NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2026/MAGHA 17, 1947 888 GI/2026 (1) MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 6th February, 2026 S.O. 614(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rules (1) and (2) of rule 3A of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the Central Government hereby appoints the following persons as chairperson and members to the three Grievance Appellate Committees for a period mentioned against their name and for this purpose make the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology notification number S.O.442(E), dated 27th January, 2023. (a) In the said notification, in the Table, for the Grievance Appellate Committee no.1, for serial numbers (2) and (3) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be substituted, namely: +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | "(2) | Shri Ashutosh Shukla | Whole time member, for a term of three years from the date | | | | of assumption of office or until further orders, whichever is | | | | earlier; | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | (3) | Shri Inder Pal Singh Sethi | Whole time member, for a term of three years from the date | | | | of assumption of office or until further orders, whichever is | | | | earlier.". | +-----+-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ (b) In the said notification, in the Table, for the Grievance Appellate Committee no.2, for serial numbers (2) and (3) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be substituted, namely: +-----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | "(2) | Commodore Sunil Kumar Gupta (Retired) | Whole time member, for a term of three years from the date | | | | of assumption of office or until further orders, whichever is | | | | earlier; | +-----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | (3) | Ms Alka Misra | Whole time member, for a term of three years from the date | | | | of assumption of office or until further orders, whichever is | | | | earlier.". | +-----+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ (c) In the said notification, in the Table, for the Grievance Appellate Committee no.3, for serial numbers (1), (2) and (3) and the entries relating thereto, the following serial numbers and entries shall be substituted, namely: 3 +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | "(1) | Shri Sudeep Shrivastava, Joint Secretary in | Chairperson ex officio; | | | the Ministry of Electronics and Information | | | | Technology | | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | (2) | Shri Sunil Soni | Whole time member, for a term of three years from the date | | | | of assumption of office or until further orders, whichever is | | | | earlier; | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | (3) | Shri Suresh Chandra | Whole time member, for a term of three years from the date | | | | of assumption of office, or until further orders, whichever is | | | | earlier.". | +-----+-------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [e F. No. 2(17)/2022-Cyberlaws] AJIT KUMAR, Jt. Secy. Note.—The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide notification number S.O.442(E), dated 27th January, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Date: 2006-02.06 21:46:14+0530

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