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The Centre informed the Delhi High Court connected Thursday (October 16, 2025) that it would finalise the accessibility guidelines for proceeding and visually impaired persons connected over-the-top (OTT) platforms successful the adjacent 3 months.
Justice Sachin Datta took connected grounds the authorities undertaking that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has published the draught guidelines connected its authoritative website for comments from stakeholders and public.
The Ministry has stated that it was successful the process of formulating guidelines regarding the inclusion of disabled-friendly accessibility features for contented connected OTT platforms, successful accordance with the provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, 2016.
The Court was proceeding a petition filed by visually impaired persons who were aggrieved by the deficiency of disabled-friendly accessibility features successful precocious released Bollywood movies connected OTT platforms.
“It is assured by Ministry’s (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) counsel that the feedback/suggestion of the petitioner volition beryllium duly considered and taken into relationship earlier formulation of last guidelines. It is further assured and undertaken that the last guidelines shall beryllium issued wrong 3 months,” the tribunal said and disposed of the petition.
The Court had earlier directed the ministry to formulate guidelines successful accordance with the RPWD Act.
The petitioners told the tribunal that determination were definite infirmities successful the draught guidelines, claiming that the MIB had consulted with members of the industry, not with persons with disabilities, and that it was imperative that each stakeholders were consulted.
The Court besides granted liberty to the petitioners to taxable their effect connected the draught guidelines.
“In lawsuit the petitioner has immoderate grievance with respect to the formulation of guidelines, helium shall beryllium astatine liberty to instrumentality ineligible recourse,” the tribunal said.
