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blocking of a website shall be as follows:
1. The following officers listed in Para 2 of the Gazette Notification can submit
the complaint to the Director, CERT-In:(i) Secretary, National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS); (1) Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India; (ii) Foreign Secretary in the Department of External Affairs or a
representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary; (iv) Secretaries, Department of Home Affairs of each of the States and of the Union Territories;
} (v) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Intelligence Bureau (IB),
Director General of Police of all the States and such other enforcement agencies; Secretaries or Heads of all the Information Technology Department of all the States and Union Territories not below the rank of Joint Secretary
of Central Government; (vii) Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission or Minorities
Commission or Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribe Commission or
National Women Commission; (vii) The directive of the Courts; (ix) Any others as may be specified by the Government. The complaint shall contain the following:(i) Name of the complainant with address, telephone number, fax number,
and e-mail. (ii) The address of the offending website. (i) The name of the organization with address, ifknown, which is promoting
hosting the website. (iv) Specific reasons for requesting blocking of website. This may be from
any of the following:Promoting hate content, slander or defamation of others, promoting gambling, promoting racism, violence and terrorism and other such material, promoting pornography, including child pornography and
violent sex. (v) Any other reasons may be specified by the complainant. (vi) Segment of population or the audience that is adversely affected by the
offending website. 3. The complaint may be submitted in writing by an authorized officer of the
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