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Tag Archives: section 66A
Why Pull Up Central Government when the mistake lies with the State Governments?
The Supreme Court of India is hearing a petition filed by the Internet Freedom Foundation on an allegation that 22 people have been arrested under Section 66A of ITA 2000/8 which has been scrapped by the Supreme Court in the … Continue reading
Surveillance and Monitoring are not the same
When the honourable Supreme Court considered the issue of Section 66A of ITA 2000/8 and ended up scrapping the section as being violative of the Indian Constitution, we had raised the objection to the decision on the ground that the … Continue reading
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S Ve Shekar and Forwarding of Social media Messages: Shreya Singhal Judgement over looked
I refer to the recent judgement from High Court of Madras which was quoted in the media with headlines such as “Forwarding social media posts equals endorsement, says Madras HC “. The judgement was in relation to an “Anticipatory Bail Application” … Continue reading
Suspended Policemen who arrested Palghar Girls need to be decorated
When Police in Palghar arrested two innocent girls on November 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
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
“Judges Were Shocked” says Shreya Singhal..
Shreya Singhal, the 24 year old law student became a celebrity overnight because of the land mark judgement scrapping Section 66A of Information Technology Act 2000 as amended in 2008 (ITA 2008). Though the case was argued by luminaries such … Continue reading