Centre issued website takedown directions based on fake HC orders, reports ‘Reuters’
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The Union government issued directions to block 129 illegal betting websites this year based on two High Court orders that were found to be fake, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
The Department of Telecommunications issued the directions on July 21 and September 2, based on purported orders from the Rajasthan High Court and the Allahabad High Court.
The directives were available on the department’s website, with copies of the purported court orders attached, Reuters reported.
Scroll could independently find only the September 2 directive on the website. The purported Allahabad High Court order attached to it carried the court’s logo, seal and a QR code. Reuters reported that the code led to a webpage displaying only a case number. However, when Scroll attempted to access the QR code, it was untraceable.
Both the takedown orders do not appear in the High Courts’ online registration records, Reuters reported.
In response to queries from the news agency, the Rajasthan High Court’s registrar said that the order “appears to be fraudulent” and did not exist on its server.
The Allahabad High Court said that the order bearing its name was fake. The High Court also filed a police complaint in the case on November 6, the news agency reported. An investigation has been initiated in the case for alleged forgery...