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Section 66A of IT Act
Why is it in news?
- There are over three years since SC struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act as unconstitutional.
- But recently Supreme Court said it was shocked to hear that authorities still continued to book people under the now-extinct draconian provision.
More in news
- SC warns of action if allegation in PUCL plea is found true.
- The court ordered the Centre to respond to the petition in four weeks.
What PUCL petition says?
- The PUCL said Section 66A, which restricted free expression online, continued to survive and occasionally found a place in the FIRs registered by the police in complete contravention of the Supreme Court judgment in the Shreya Singhal case.
SC judgment in the Shreya Singhal case:
- The judgment had found that Section 66A was contrary to both Articles 19 (free speech) and 21 (right to life) of the Constitution. The entire provision was struck down by the court.
Source
The Hindu