Supreme Court strikes down Sec 66A of IT Act, terms it 'unconstitutional'
- 5 years ago
In a landmark judgement upholding freedom of expression, the Supreme Court today struck down a provision in the cyber law which provides power to arrest a person for posting allegedly “offensive” content on websites.
Terming liberty of thought and expression as “cardinal”, a bench of justices J Chelameswar and R.F, Nariman said, “The public’s right to know is directly affected by Section 66A of the Information Technology Act.”
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Terming liberty of thought and expression as “cardinal”, a bench of justices J Chelameswar and R.F, Nariman said, “The public’s right to know is directly affected by Section 66A of the Information Technology Act.”
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