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Verdict on Section 66A expected tomorrow at 10.30 am

The much awaited judgement on whether Section 66A of ITA 2008 is constitutionally valid or not is expected to be pronounced tomorrow at 10.30 am. Section 66A has been frequently abused by Police when it has been used to arrest … Continue reading

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Section 66A and Section 79 of ITA 2008 at Supreme Court

Hindustan Times has reported (Refer: Article  “SC warns govt over gagging social media” in Hindustan Times ) that the Supreme Court has demanded that the Government submits its views to the Court within one week and threatened that it may otherwise keep … Continue reading

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Section 66A coming for review at Supreme Court..the issues

Supreme Court has set December 2nd as the final  date of hearing  when it will hear all cases related to Section 66A. Report in Hindu According to the news report, a Bench of Justices J.Chelameswar and S.A.Bobde will hear the … Continue reading

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Mumbai High Court on Section 66A

The Mumbai High Court has in a judgement opined that Section 66A can be applied even in the case of Websites. According to this report in TOI, the High Court held “Creating a website that may contain false or offensive … Continue reading

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No Arrests under Section 66A without prior approval of higher officers

The Supreme Court on has said that no person should be arrested for posting objectionable comments on social networking sites without taking prior permission from senior police officials. Details here: http://m.timesofindia.com/india/No-arrest-for-posts-on-social-sites-without-senior-cops-nod-Supreme-Court-says/articleshow/20082102.cms?intenttarget=no Naavi

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Advisory on Section 66A

A copy of the advisory sent by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to State Governments following the recent controversies on arrest of Palghar ladies is now available here The advisory is issued by the Group Coordinator & Director … Continue reading

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