Supreme Court expresses dismay over violations of Section 66A of IT Act

SC Bench, headed by Justice R F Nariman, sought the Centre's response over the alleged prosecutions even after the apex court scrapped Section 66A

While the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday expressed dismay over the violation of its March 2015 order on the scrapping of Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, Shreya Singhal, whose public interest litigation (PIL) was the trigger for the apex court’s historic judgment on this issue back then, is also planning to file a ‘contempt petition’.

“It is absolutely shocking that Section 66A of the IT Act is still being used and people are still being arrested. I am planning to file a contempt petition,” said Singhal, who practices in the Delhi High Court. “Even after three years, the