Section 66A: Key Petitions Which Triggered The Change

Palghar Posts Followed By Arrests:

Rinu Srinivasan was booked for mere ‘like’ she clicked on Shaheena’s post. Both the friends were arrested for the comments made on the bandh enforced by Shivsena, a day after its leader Bal Thackery passed away. The bandh that crippled Mumbai for a day was a thought provoking topic that encouraged Shaheena to express her views on it.

The Member of Parliament: Rajeev Chandrashekar

Rajeev Chandrashekar, an independent Rajya Sabha MP, who raised the point in 2013 that Section 66A is unconstitutional, as it trespasses the constitutional right to free speech in the name of preventing abuse on the internet. He filed a PIL arguing on this point, reacts to the SC verdict saying that ‘India is now ready to take a technological leap by striking down Section 66A. #FreeSpeeechWins—He tweets.

MouthShut.com: Faisal Fariooqui

Faisal, the founder and CEO of the user generated content and consumer review website, MouthShut.com was slapped with Section 66A over 800 times. He had challenged the section by filing a writ petition and explains the reasons why he did so. He says that every company has its own terms and conditions that excludes posting any defamatory content and says that he received several legal notices against the content in his website despite the measures. He says that the rule had hit them hard.

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