Tag Archives: section 66A
Internet of Things (IoT) and threat of Section 66A judgement
The Government of India has released a policy document titled “IoT Policy Document” indicating that it foresees a market of USD 15 billion (approx Rs 90000 crores) by 2020. The connected decices are expected to increase from 200 million at … Continue reading
Can Section 66A decision of Supreme Court be reviewed?
The two member bench of the Supreme Court of India in its decision on 24th march 2015 (Shreya Singhal Vs Union of India [Writ Petition (criminal) 167 of 2012] with other writ petitions, struck down Section 66A of ITA 2000 … Continue reading
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
Supreme Court on Section 79(3) and 69A of ITA 2008
In the din created by the striking down of Section 66A, the part of the judgement that related to Sections 79(3) and 69A have been submerged. Let’s now see what the judgement says about these two sections. Section 79 provides … Continue reading
Cyber Demonstration
The incidents in Delhi over the past one week have indicated how the power of the voice of the people can make even the most adamant Government to sit up and take notice. Initially the Government tried to ignore the … Continue reading
What Has Happenned to the Zone-H.org Case?
Presently lot of discussions are happening in India on “Free Speech” and “Internet Censorship”. In this context I would like the community to be reminded of the case of Zone-H.org which was blocked in India following a defamation case filed … Continue reading