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Facebook outrage: SC to examine validity of Section 66A of the
IT Act
Thursday November 29, 2012 12:58:59 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The Supreme
Court will Thursday examine the constitutional validity of Section
66A of the IT Act in the wake of recent arrests of people for
posting comments critical of politicians.
The apex court headed by Chief Justice Altamash Kabir directed the
hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL).
The petition was filed by Shreyansh Singhal, drawing the court's
attention to the largescale misuse of section 66A.
The section provides for action against people for posting
offensive and annoying comments on websites or other electronic
mediums.
As senior counsel Mukul Rohtagi mentioned the matter before the
court, the chief justice observed: "We were wondering why nobody
has filed a petition on the issue. In fact we were considering
taking suo motto cognizance of these incidents."
The PIL petitioner has drawn the attention of the court on some
incidents of misuse of section 66A of the IT Act.
In April, Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra was
arrested in Kolkata for circulating a cartoon depicting West
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
More recently, a young woman, Shaheen Dhada, and her friend were
arrested in Maharashtra for a Facebook post questioning Mumbai's
shutdown following Bal Thackeray's death.
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