Shreya Singhal Case- Section 66A of the IT Act

Syllabus- General Studies 2 (Polity) Context Recently the Supreme Court termed continued use of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 by law enforcement agencies of various states as “a shocking state of affairs” and sought a response from the Centre. It was repealed almost six years ago. The Centre has now written to states, asking them not to register cases under the repealed provision and withdraw any such case that may have been filed. In 2015, the apex court struck down the law in the landmark case Shreya Singhal v. Union of India, calling it “open-ended and unconstitutionally....Read More