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Supreme Court receives another lesson from Police on Sec 66A

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

Police in the field seems to be the most effective teachers for the Supreme Court. When Police in Maharashtra and Pondicherry booked cases under Section 66A (of ITA 2000/8) for publishing content on FaceBook and Twitter, Supreme Court judges learnt … Continue reading →

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IRDA files Sec 66A complaint against an activist

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

It is reported that a Cyber Crime complaint has been filed in Hyderabad by IRDA against persons who highlighted corruption and irregularities in IRDA. In February 2013 and earlier, the IRDA officer’s association had reportedly brought to the notice of … Continue reading →

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Sec 66A abused again

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Kerala Police have joined the bandwagon of Section 66A abusers by booking 111 persons for comments on Facebook. This is in respect of a Facebook comment made by one person and shared by other 110 persons regarding Mr P.J.Kurien who … Continue reading →

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ITA 2000 amended to remove Section 66A

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Vijayashankar Na

Way back in March 2015, the Supreme Court in its judgement said that  Section 66A of ITA 2000/8 as unconstitutional because it curtails Freedom of Speech.  However, the Government had not passed any amendment of law to remove the section. … Continue reading →

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Telengana Court poses a question to Supreme Court on Section 66A

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Vijayashankar Na

Recently a judgements from Hyderabad under ITA 2000/8 has raised interesting debates in Cyber Law Circles which make a good case study for academic purpose. Presently we are commenting on the basis of the following two news reports Times of … Continue reading →

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“Ignorance Creates New Law”.. After Section 66A it is now WhatsApp administrator’s liability

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

We are familiar with the words “Ignorance is no excuse in law”.  But when law is in a state of constant evolution and re-interpretation, it is difficult not to question how will “Ignorance” be tested. Just as many other principles … Continue reading →

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