Blogs tagged with: IT Act

Section 66a: Its repeal and its after-effects

by Abhay Nevagi & Associates on in Technology, Media & Telecommunications
INTRODUCTION: In what is being termed as one of the most landmark judgments upholding the right to free speech in recent times, the Supreme Court in Shreya Singhal and Ors. vs Union of India, struck down Section 66A of the Information & Technology Act, 2000. The ruling which is being lauded by ...

What the Supreme Court should have done in its IT Act judgment...

by Stephen Mathias on in Technology, Media & Telecommunications
The Supreme Court of India finally struck down section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, holding that it is in violation of the fundamental right to free speech under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. The provision criminalised content sent through electronic means that was “grossly o...