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The Chilling Effect that the Supreme Court has left: Section 66A impact

In its judgement on Shreya Singhal Vs the Union of India, the two member bench of the Supreme Court has accused that the Section 66A of ITA 2008 hasĀ a chilling effect on the freedom of expression in the country. It … Continue reading

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Suspended Policemen who arrested Palghar Girls need to be decorated

When Police in Palghar arrested two innocent girls on NovemberĀ 18,2012, the popular opinion in the Cyber Law circles was that Police were unaware of the law and had done a mistake because of the pressure from the Shivasena supporters. Even … Continue reading

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10 Questions on Section 66A Judgement for which we seek answers

In the light of the momentous decision of the Supreme Court of India , striking down Section 66A of Information Technology Act 2000 as amended in 2008 (ITA 2008) in its judgement dated 24th march 2015 regarding the set of … Continue reading

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Cyber Anarchy Unleashed… says S.N.Ravichandran commenting on striking down of Section 66A

Mr S.N.Ravichandran, a member of Cyber Society of India and a person having extensive experience of having worked with Cyber Crime victims as well as Law Enforcement Officials in Coimbatore has sent the following views about the recent Supreme Court … 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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Section 66A: Why this Judgement is not a “Landmark Judgement” as hailed

The former Law Minister and Karnataka Governor Mr H R Bharadwaj has confirmed what everybody knew that Section 66A was misused wantonly by UPA. However, the Supreme Court which gave its judgement scrapping the section did not even give a … Continue reading

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