New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Friday sought the opinion of the union government on a petition to regulate or supervise the functioning of online video streaming applications- Netflix, Amazon Prime which display “uncertified and sexually explicit” content.
A Bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued notices to the Ministries of Broadcasting, Law and Communications on a plea challenging the February 8 order of the Delhi High Court order, which had dismissed the petition.
The Delhi high court had rejected the plea by NGO, Justice for Rights Foundation, after the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had informed it that online platforms are not required to obtain any license from it.
The NGO had said that the online platforms were displaying unlicensed, content and collecting subscription amounts from Indian consumers whereas the content was illegal under the provisions of the Indian Cinematograph Act and not cleared by CBFC - Central Board of Film Certification.