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Now Government has to lift the ban on Zone H.org

One of the unexpected offshoots of the Supreme Court judgement on Section 66A in the Shreya Singhal Vs Union of India (march 24, 2015) is that the decision of the Delhi High Court on blocking of Zone-H.org in India stands … Continue reading

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Have You ever suffered from Harassment over E Mails and SMS?

The recent Supreme Court judgement in the case of Shreya Singhal Vs Union of India which resulted in the scrapping of Section 66A of Information Technology Act 2008 has opened up a debate on whether a specific remedy for E-Mail/SMS/MMS … Continue reading

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“The Judgement is unfortunate” ..says Cyber Expert from Chennai

Reflecting on the Supreme Court judgement in Shreya Singhal Vs Union of India, Mr Rajendran, a cyber expert from Chennai wrote as follows: “No doubt it is a landmark judgement. But we in Cyber Society of India (and myself personally) … Continue reading

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“Forgive them Because they donot know what they are celebrating”..

Mr Mahendra Limaye, a practicing advocate from Nagpur who has been active in Cyber Law related litigation as well as many PILs in the domain has reacted to the way journalists have been hailing the recent Supreme Court verdict with … Continue reading

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The Net effect of the Supreme Court judgement on ITA 2008

The summary of the judgement of the Supreme Court bench consisting of Justice J.Chelameswar and Justice R.F. Nariman dated March 24, 2015 is as follows: (a) Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 is struck down in its entirety being … Continue reading

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What ITA 2008 lacks

I draw attention to today’s article in Hindu highlighting the plight of two Air India employees who have been charged under Section 66A and 67 following a complaint motivated by union rivalry. It is stated that the Police in this case … Continue reading

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