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SC notice to states, HCs on cases still registered under scrapped Sec 66A

August 03, 2021 7:31 am

“As this matter pertains to not only the courts but the police as well, in fitness of things notice be issued to all States & UTs and Registrar of High Courts,” a bench of Justices R F Nariman and B R Gavai ordered while hearing the plea by the NGO People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL).

Scrapped 6 yrs ago, 66A still in use: Shocked Supreme Court seeks govt reply

July 06, 2021 7:25 am

In 2015, in a landmark judgment that expanded the contours of free speech to the Internet, the Supreme Court struck down Section 66A, calling it “open-ended and unconstitutionally vague”.

Karnataka HC IT Act 66 A police officers

Karnataka HC penalises cops for filing FIR under defunct Section 66A

January 17, 2020 10:25 pm

The police officers have been asked to pay Rs 10,000 each for registering the case and initiating criminal proceedings under the law "which is not in statute book", terming it a "clear abuse" of the law.

Can a Facebook post land you in jail? Supreme Court to rule on Section 66A today

March 24, 2015 11:04 am

The bench has to decide if the law is a “direct assault” on the civil liberties of Internet users.

Section 66A of IT Act does not silence anyone: SC

December 11, 2014 2:09 am

At this, the bench asked Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta if the government was sending people to jail without an intention to commit an offence.

Dangerous whims

December 11, 2014 12:05 am

Apex court’s questioning of Section 66 of IT Act casts onus on government to explain its necessity.

Sharjeel Imam moves interim bail plea to contest Bihar Assembly polls

Cities7 hr ago

Sharjeel Imam has filed an interim bail plea to contest the Bihar assembly elections as an independent candidate while being in Tihar Jail for his alleged involvement in the 2020 Delhi riots. He claims to have no political party support and his younger brother is the only one helping him. The Delhi Police Special Cell has accused him of radical and communal activities.

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