Section 66a: Its repeal and its after-effects
INTRODUCTION: In what is being termed as one of the most landmark judgments upholding the right to free speech in recent times, the Supreme Court in Shreya Singhal and Ors. vs Union of India, struck down Section 66A of the Information & Technology Act, 2000. The ruling which is being lauded by the common man and legal luminaries alike, found the Cyber law provision to be open-ended, vague and unconstitutional owing to the restriction it caused to the Indian citizens' right to free speech. FLAWS IN S.66A: The Bench primarily objected to the vague and ambiguous phrasing of S.66A that left it op...
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