New Delhi, 24 march 2015:
The apex court of India has stroke down the Section 66A of the Information Technology Act of 2000, which allows the police to arrest the people for posting offensive content over the internet. The court has however gave the power to block websites if it contained content that could cause communal clashes, social disturbance, or India’s relation with other nations.
The apex court of India has stroke down the Section 66A of the Information Technology Act of 2000, which allows the police to arrest the people for posting offensive content over the internet. The court has however gave the power to block websites if it contained content that could cause communal clashes, social disturbance, or India’s relation with other nations.
The bench said that the section 66A, is a violation of the fundamental right enshrined by the constitution of India, which grants ‘Freedom of Speech’ to the Indian citizens. The court also said that the section was vague and that it hasn’t clearly defined the words like ‘Offensive’ and also ‘Persistent’.
The judgement was given on the PIL filed by a law student named Shreya Singhal in 2012, following the arrest of two girls, of which one posted a comment against the shut down in mumbai after the death of Shivsena leader Bal Thackrey and the other liked the comment.
So finally the apex court of India has granted its citizens a freedom of speech on the internet also. So speak free, but not evil.
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