Will Section 66A finally be laid to rest?
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Last Monday, the
Supreme Court of India said it was “shocked” that police across the country continue to charge people under
Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, a law it struck down as unconstitutional in March 2015. “You file a counter as it is a shocking state of affairs,” Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman told Attorney General KK Venogopal, who sought two weeks to reply.
Will 2021 be the year that Indians are finally freed from the clutches of this atrocious “zombie law”?
Undead section: On Section 66A of the IT Act
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Zombie Law: Section 66A must not torment people anymore
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