All Stories for Section 66a Of It Act
Good riddance to Sec 66A; Nehru's Article 19(2) curbs on free speech should be next
Jagannathan • 10 years agoThe intellectual parent of section 66A of the IT Act is actually the ill-defined clauses of Article 19(2) (of which more later), which either needs to be scrapped or defined more precisely so that there is less scope for abuse.
Supreme Court strikes down Section 66A of IT Act: Full text of verdict
Fp Staff • 10 years agoHere's the full text of what the apex court said while striking down the contentious Section 66A of the Information Technology Act.
Supreme Court strikes down Section 66A of the IT Act, calls it vague and unconstitutional
Fp Archives • 10 years agoTerming 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."
Victory for free speech as SC strikes down Section 66A of IT Act: Here's all you need to know
Ayeshea Perera • 10 years agoHere is all you need to know about section 66A, the cases against it, and what the controversies surrounding it are:
Centre defends section 66A of IT act in Supreme Court hearing, says Internet need curbs
Tech2 News Staff • 10 years agoAs the Supreme Court hearing over the constitutional validity of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act continues, the NDA government has tried to justify the section by saying that the Internet needed more curbs.
Who defines 'grossly offensive'? SC raises red flags over draconian sec 66A of IT act
Fp Staff • 10 years agoSupreme Court on Tuesday said it would test the constitutional validity of a controversial provision of cyber law giving the police powers to arrest web users for posting objectionable content.
Centre promises advisory note to stop misuse of Sec 66 A of IT Act
Fp Archives • 12 years agoTelecom and IT Minister Kapil Sibal today said Section 66A in the Information Technology Act has been misused in some states and the Centre will soon issue an advisory to check it.
Centre promises advisory note to stop misuse of Sec 66 A of IT Act
Fp Archives • 12 years agoTelecom and IT Minister Kapil Sibal today said Section 66A in the Information Technology Act has been misused in some states and the Centre will soon issue an advisory to check it.
Anonymous hacks BSNL's website
Fp Archives • 12 years agoState-owned telecom firm BSNL's Website was hacked today by Anonymous that demanded withdrawal of section 66 A of the IT Act.
Anonymous hacks BSNL's website
Fp Archives • 12 years agoState-owned telecom firm BSNL's Website was hacked today by Anonymous that demanded withdrawal of section 66 A of the IT Act.