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Was striking down of Section 66A Correct?
The decision of the Supreme Court of India [Writ Petition(criminal) No 167 of 2012] in scrapping Section 66A of Information Technology Act has received accolades from many. It is accepted that there is no debate as to whether Freedom of … Continue reading
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
Bharadwaj’s revelation has derailed BJP’s approach to Section 66A
The statement of H R Bharadwaj that Section 66A was deliberately misused by Congress government has suddenly given a twist to the discussions with BJP becoming more aggressive in defending the current Supreme Court verdict for scrapping Section 66A. BJP … Continue reading
Bangalore techie arrested ..now under Section 67 instead of Section 66A
The Supreme Court in its judgement on striking down of Section 66A was hailed as a saviour of wrongful arrests under ITA 2008. Now it is reproted that a techie in Chennai has been arrested under Section 67. Report in … Continue reading
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
Mehdi gets a reprieve… Section 66A scrapped by Supreme Court
This news report in Deccan Herald (25/3/2015) does not require any comments. We will see more such news in the days to come when the effect of scrapping of Section 66A starts taking its effect. People who are rejoicing the … Continue reading