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Supreme Court notice to states on use of scrapped Section 66A

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that police cannot continue to lodge cases under the scrapped Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, seeking an explanation from all states and Union territories on steps taken by them to comply with the court’s March 2015 judgment which declared the provision null and void. Earlier this month, the bench said it was …

"This Cannot Continue"- Supreme Court Issues Notice To States, UTs, High Court Registrars On Plea Against Continued Use Of 66A IT Act

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to States, Union Territories and Registrar of High Courts in a plea filed by Peoples Union for Civil Liberties seeking various directions and guidelines against the FIRs under provision of Section 66A struck down by Shreya Singhal case judgement. Supreme Court had on July 5th issued notice while expressing shock at the practice …

66A IT Act- 'Police & Police Order Are State Subjects, Primary Responsibility To Implement Shreya Singhal's Judgement Rests With States': Centre Submits Before Supreme Court

The Centre has submitted before the Supreme Court that Police and Police order being state subjects, the primary responsibility to ensure implementation of Shreya Singhal's judgement which had struck down Section 66 A of the IT Act lies with the State. While expressing shock at the practice of police registering FIRs under Section 66A of the IT Act, which was …

66A IT Act- Steps Taken By Centre To Implement Shreya Singhal's Judgement Far From Adequate: PUCL Submits Before Supreme Court

'The Steps taken by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology towards ensuring effective implementation of Supreme Court's Judgment in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India are far from adequate', PUCL has submitted before Supreme Court. While expressing shock at the practice of police registering FIRs under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which was struck down by the top …

‘Distressing’ and ‘shocking’ that people are still tried under Section 66A of IT Act, says SC

The Supreme Court on Monday found it “distressing”, “shocking” and “terrible” that people were still booked and tried under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act even six years after the Supreme Court struck down the provision as unconstitutional and a violation of free speech. Section 66A had prescribed three years’ imprisonment if a social media message caused “annoyance” or …

Shocking that people still booked under scrapped section 66A of IT Act, says SC

The Supreme Court on Monday termed as “amazing” and “shocking” that people are still being booked under the Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which was scrapped by the apext court verdict in 2015. Parikh said that despite express directions of the court in 2019 that all state governments should sensitise police personnel about the March 24, 2015 judgement, …

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Section 66A IT Act : Supreme Court Shocked At FIRs Being Registered Under Struck Down Provision

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed shock at the practice of police registering FIRs under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which was struck down by the top court in the 2015 judgment in the Shreya Singhal case.A bench headed by Justice RF Nariman was hearing an application filed by Peoples Union for Civil Liberties seeking various directions and …