Overview

• X Corp told the court that mandatory use of the Sahyog portal strips intermediaries of safe harbour immunity by invoking Section 79(3)(b) to issue takedowns
• The company argued takedown orders should follow Section 69A’s due process rather than administrative notices, warning that officials could act as both judge and accuser
• X labelled the portal an unconstitutional censorship mechanism and urged the court to reinstate judicial oversight over content blocking
• The Union government confirmed that 38 intermediaries including Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Telegram have integrated with Sahyog, with Meta testing and X remaining the sole holdout
• The Karnataka High Court will resume arguments on July 29 to determine whether the portal circumvents the procedural safeguards of Section 69A