Shreya Singhal v. Union of India

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Shreya_Singhal_v._Union_of_India
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:bench gptkb:J._Chelameswar
gptkb:R.F._Nariman
gptkbp:citation (2015) 5 SCC 1
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 2015-03-24
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:effect Section 66A of the IT Act declared void
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shreya Singhal v. Union of India
gptkbp:impact Strengthened free speech online in India
gptkbp:importantFor Landmark judgment on internet freedom in India
gptkbp:petitioner Shreya Singhal
gptkbp:principle gptkb:Freedom_of_speech_and_expression
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Information_Technology_Act,_2000
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Article_19(1)(a)_of_the_Constitution_of_India
Article 19(2) of the Constitution of India
gptkbp:response gptkb:Union_of_India
gptkbp:subject Constitutionality of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000
gptkbp:type gptkb:Public_Interest_Litigation
gptkbp:verdict Section 66A of the IT Act struck down as unconstitutional
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Supreme_Court
gptkb:Section_66A
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India_(Section_66A,_2015)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6