All members of NADCOM adheres to the Code of Ethics as prescribed by the Press Council of India. NADCOM formed an ‘Internal Ethics Committee’ headed by a retired Judge of Gauhati High Court for self-regulatory purpose as per Rule 12 (1) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
The member of the ‘Internal Ethics Committee’ formed by NADCOM are:
- Justice B K Sharma, Judge (Retd.), Gauhati High Court
- Mr. John S Shilshi, Retired IPS Officer, Manipur Cadre
- Advocate Jorgay Namka, President, Bar Association, High Court of Sikkim
The Code of Ethics as prescribed by the Press Council of India can be read here.
The functioning of the ‘Internal Ethics Committee’ is as per Rule 12(4), Rule 12(5), Rule 12(6) and Rule 12(7) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.