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Section 66A struck down

Finally Supreme Court has struck down Section 66A as “Unconstitutional”. At the same time it has upheld the validity of Section 69 and Section 79 (intermediary rules). COPY OF SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT This has been hailed as a victory for … Continue reading

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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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IRDA files Sec 66A complaint against an activist

It is reported that a Cyber Crime complaint has been filed in Hyderabad by IRDA against persons who highlighted corruption and irregularities in IRDA. In February 2013 and earlier, the IRDA officer’s association had reportedly brought to the notice of … 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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