Supreme Court Section 66a

The Supreme Court today directed no citizen can be prosecuted under section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which it had scrapped way back in 2015.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the chief secretaries of states concerned to take back the scrapped cases under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act in 2015 within three weeks.

Section 66A: The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to all states and UTs, as well as all High Court Registrar-Generals, on registration of cases under Section 66A of the IT Act, which was quashed by the court in 2015

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed shock and displeasure on being told that over 1,000 cases had been filed under Section 66A of the IT Act - a scrapped law that allowed police to arrest people for posting "offensive" content online.

The Supreme Court today strongly criticised the government for not preventing arrests under a scrapped section of a law that deals with cybercrime and e-commerce. It warned that those who ordered the arrests would face severe action.

It may have been mere coincidence. But two things happened on March 24 this year. Nirbashito got the national award for best Bengali film and Supreme Court scrapped Section 66A of the IT Act that made online posts a potential crime.

Uttar Pradesh minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today distanced himself from the recent Supreme Court verdict scrapping the controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act.

I filed the petition challenging Section 66(A) of the IT Act, 2010, in 2012 after the arrests of the two young girls in Maharashtra, I was so shocked as to why they were arrested and even more so when I read the section 66(A) under which they were arrested

The Internet and Mobile Association of India made the statement soon after the Supreme Court judgement was announced.

The Supreme Court has struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act. Indian citizens can speak out freely on public issues without any fear of retaliatory criminal prosecution.

On a day the Supreme Court struck down the Section 66A of IT Act for impinging on freedom of speech, the Principal of Delhi's prestigious St Stephen's College suspended a student-run e-magazine for not seeking his clearance on content. A one-man committee has been appointed to look into the matter, which the college says, was breach of discipline.

Hours after the Supreme Court struck down the Section 66A of the Information and Technology Act, 2000, agreeing it infringed on free speech, the government said it was ready to amend the law if needed, "objectively" after "widest consultation".

The Supreme Court has quashed Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act on Tuesday, terming it "vague" and "unconstitutional". The controversial section has long been decried by activists, freedom of speech and internet freedom campaigners as being aimed solely at muzzling dissent and differences of opinion on the internet.

The Supreme Court has scrapped a contentious law that was seen as a major infringement of the freedom of speech online because it allowed the arrest of a person for posting "offensive" content. Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, "is unconstitutional and we have no hesitation in striking it down," said Justice RF Nariman, reading out the...

The apex court said Section 66A of the IT Act was violative of Article 19(1)a of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech.

The Supreme Court today directed no citizen can be prosecuted under section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which it had scrapped way back in 2015.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the chief secretaries of states concerned to take back the scrapped cases under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act in 2015 within three weeks.

Section 66A: The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to all states and UTs, as well as all High Court Registrar-Generals, on registration of cases under Section 66A of the IT Act, which was quashed by the court in 2015

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed shock and displeasure on being told that over 1,000 cases had been filed under Section 66A of the IT Act - a scrapped law that allowed police to arrest people for posting "offensive" content online.

The Supreme Court today strongly criticised the government for not preventing arrests under a scrapped section of a law that deals with cybercrime and e-commerce. It warned that those who ordered the arrests would face severe action.

It may have been mere coincidence. But two things happened on March 24 this year. Nirbashito got the national award for best Bengali film and Supreme Court scrapped Section 66A of the IT Act that made online posts a potential crime.

Uttar Pradesh minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today distanced himself from the recent Supreme Court verdict scrapping the controversial Section 66A of the Information Technology Act.

I filed the petition challenging Section 66(A) of the IT Act, 2010, in 2012 after the arrests of the two young girls in Maharashtra, I was so shocked as to why they were arrested and even more so when I read the section 66(A) under which they were arrested

The Internet and Mobile Association of India made the statement soon after the Supreme Court judgement was announced.

The Supreme Court has struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act. Indian citizens can speak out freely on public issues without any fear of retaliatory criminal prosecution.

On a day the Supreme Court struck down the Section 66A of IT Act for impinging on freedom of speech, the Principal of Delhi's prestigious St Stephen's College suspended a student-run e-magazine for not seeking his clearance on content. A one-man committee has been appointed to look into the matter, which the college says, was breach of discipline.

Hours after the Supreme Court struck down the Section 66A of the Information and Technology Act, 2000, agreeing it infringed on free speech, the government said it was ready to amend the law if needed, "objectively" after "widest consultation".

The Supreme Court has quashed Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act on Tuesday, terming it "vague" and "unconstitutional". The controversial section has long been decried by activists, freedom of speech and internet freedom campaigners as being aimed solely at muzzling dissent and differences of opinion on the internet.

The Supreme Court has scrapped a contentious law that was seen as a major infringement of the freedom of speech online because it allowed the arrest of a person for posting "offensive" content. Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, "is unconstitutional and we have no hesitation in striking it down," said Justice RF Nariman, reading out the...

The apex court said Section 66A of the IT Act was violative of Article 19(1)a of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech.