Supreme Court of India (Section 66A, 2015)
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Statements (19)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:judge
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| gptkbp:bench |
gptkb:J._Chelameswar
gptkb:R.F._Nariman |
| gptkbp:cause |
violation of freedom of speech and expression
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| gptkbp:citation |
AIR 2015 SC 1523
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:India
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| gptkbp:date |
2015-03-24
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Supreme Court of India (Section 66A, 2015)
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| gptkbp:officialName |
gptkb:Shreya_Singhal_v._Union_of_India
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| gptkbp:petitioner |
Shreya Singhal
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| gptkbp:principle |
Chilling effect on free speech
Section 66A is vague and overbroad |
| gptkbp:relatedLegislation |
gptkb:Information_Technology_Act,_2000
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| gptkbp:response |
gptkb:Union_of_India
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| gptkbp:result |
Section 66A struck down as unconstitutional
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| gptkbp:subject |
Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Information_Technology_Act,_2000
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5
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