Government says Indian online free speech activists are.
On Friday, this became clearer: the government stated in an affidavit that section 66A of the Information Technology Act is not only legal and constitutional, its necessary. Moreover, the Centre claims that those. As free-speech activists continue to call for the law to be struck down, the Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments from a number of petitioners who insist that many provisions in the IT rules are unconstitutional. As a counter to the claims that the law is��.
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Netizens tweet #No66A as government insists that the.
Delhi, India: When the previous Congress-led government started using section 66A of the Information Technology Act to suppress dissent, it received plenty of flak from the opposition. The Bharatiya. On Internet every individual is a director, producer and broadcaster and a person can send offensive material to millions of people in nano second just with a click of button,��� said additional solicitor general Tushar Mehta to the Supreme Court. This has prompted a��.
The Supreme Court and the IT Act
Union of India ��� Concerned by the recurring arrests made under Section 66A, this petition was filed in public interest before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of 66A. The petitioner argues that the impugned. They actively water down the exemptions from liability granted to intermediaries by Section 79 of the IT Act, and prescribe unfeasibly minuscule time-frames for the removal of objectionable content. Section 66A of the Act, and the Rules are thus��.
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Netizens tweet #No66A as government insists that the internet needs to be.
When the previous Congress-led government started using section 66A of the Information Technology Act to suppress dissent, it received plenty of flak from the opposition. The Bharatiya Janata Partys supporters compared the governments actions to .
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When in trouble, dial Supreme Court - IBNLive
Once again its the Supreme Court to the rescue. The highest court in the land has struck down the draconian Section 66A of the IT Act thereby rendering a huge boost to free speech online. Heres what the section says: Any person. From a law student Shreya Singhal (atleast at the time she filed this back in 2013) to the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (which has often fought on the behalf of Naxals) to an unabashed capitalist like Rajeev Chandrashekar. Today, all��.
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Times of India. Times of IndiaSupreme Court strikes down Section 66A of IT Act which allowed arrests for.Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Section 66A of Information Technology Act as��.
Supreme Court strikes down Section 66 A that allowed.
Good News for Social Media Users in India. The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down Section 66 A of the Information and Technology Act, which allows police to arrest people on the basis of what they post on the internet.
On Shreya Singhal: Section 66A is too broad, vague, and.
Union of India, impugn ��� inter alia ��� the constitutional validity of Section 66A of the IT Act. Section 66A has attained a degree of notoriety in recent times, having been used to arrest people for posting (and liking) Facebook��.
Modi intervenes, govt tells SC its ready to take relook at Sec 66A
Adopting a fresh stance, the government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was willing to take a re-look at Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which empowers police to make arrests over social media messages, and to put in.
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66A Abused Again: This Time By Azam Khan. One of Uttar. To prevent such abuses, the Supreme Court has ruled that arrests can only be made after clearance from an Inspector General of Police in cities and a Superintendent of Police in the districts. ���Recently certain incidents have been reported wherein section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, has been invoked solely as well as with other sections of Indian Penal Code against certain persons for��.
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The Supreme Court of India today struck down the controversial Section 66A of the IT act, stating that the language was vague and nebulous and that Section 66A failed two major tests ��� the clear and present danger, and the��.
#Sec66A: Supreme Court strikes down archaic law barring internet freedom!
In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court of India has struck down Section 66A of the IT Act saying it violated Article 19(1), and was therefore unconstitutional. A bench comprising of Justice J Chelameswar and Justice RF. This section had been.
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66 A Section Struck Down by Supreme Court...! - Indian.
Indian Law :News and Views. Freedom of Speech Online: Section 66A is Struck Down by Supreme Court. Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, introduced in 2000, has been declared unconstitutional today. The law had been challenged first by a law student named Shreya Singhal after two young women were arrested in 2012 for posting comments critical of the total shutdown in Mumbai after the death of Bal Thackeray, the Shiv Sena chief.
Cyber law misuse a concern, says SC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed concern over potential misuse of Section 66A of Information Technology Act which makes posting of offensive messages on social networking site a crime punishable with a three-year jail term saying.
Extreme political views not prohibited in cyber world: Government told SC
NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday held out the promise that Section 66A of the Information Technology Act would not be used to stifle political dissent, humour that wasnt vulgar and contrarian views, before a Supreme Court bench thats. At the.
Supreme Court strikes down Section 66A of IT Act which allowed arrests for.
The court said the section has to be erased from the law books as it has gone much beyond the reasonable restrictions put by the Constitution on freedom of speech. The Supreme Court said section 66A was vaguely worded and allowed its misuse by police.
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Live: SC strikes down Section 66A of IT Act, JD(U)s Sharad Yadav asks why
. for Section 66A. JD(U)s Sharad Yadav has also unwittingly ended up joining the Shiv Sena in demanding that the law be allowed to stand.. Ambikesh Mahapatra, the professor of Jadavpur University who was arrested for circulating a cartoon of.
Cases in which Indias Supreme Court will define contours.
Union of India. Shreya Singhals case was admittedly shortly after the much publicised arrest of Shaheen Dhada in Mumbai. The Supreme Court has been asked to strike down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. This law. Although intermediaries are permitted in theory to judge content as unobjectionable, the fear of litigation has led to over compliance ��� this includes taking down legitimate content to avoid expensive and time-consuming law suits.
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#Sec66A: Supreme Court strikes down archaic law. - India
More often than not, I have been heard saying that the law is an ass, but not today! In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court of India has struck down Section 66A of the IT Act saying it violated Article 19(1), and was��.
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SC seeks govt reply on PIL challenging powers of IT Act.
Shreya Singhal vs Union of India: Shreya Singhals case was admitted shortly after the much publicized arrest of Shaheen Dhada in Mumbai. The Supreme Court was asked to strike down Section 66A of IT Act, 2000. Singhal��.
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Free speech on the internet and applications of Section 66A.
May 2014 saw the arrest of 5 students by the Bangalore Police Department for alleged circulation of anti-Modi messages on Whatsapp under Section 505 of Indian Penal Code and Section 66 A of the IT Act. So what did the offensive message.. Hence, even though as citizens they must abide by the orders of public officers, laws passed by the Legislature or judgments pronounced by the Courts, they must, at the same time, remain free as the people, to criticise the��.
Can you be jailed for social media post? SC likely to rule on.
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