Ruling in Shreya Singhal v Union of India, the Supreme Court recently struck down section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, declaring that it violated article 19(1)(a) of the constitution of India, which guarantees all citizens the right to freedom of speech and expression. Section 66A, introduced in an amendment to the act in 2009, prescribes punishment for sending offensive messages through a computer or any other communication device.
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The dispute digest is compiled by Bhasin & Co, Advocates, a corporate law firm based in New Delhi. The authors can be contacted at lbhasin@bhasinco.in or lbhasin@gmail.com. Readers should not act on the basis of this information without seeking professional legal advice.
