Discussion
In which case Supreme Court of India invalidated Section 66A of IT Act 2000
Answer: A
The case is Shreya Singhal Vs. Union of India.
In Shreya Singhal v. Union of India (2015), the Supreme Court struck down section 66A of the IT Act, which punished sending 'grossly offensive' or 'menacing' messages, as unconstitutional. The Court held that its vague terms had a chilling effect on speech and were not saved as a reasonable restriction under Article 19(2), so it violated the freedom of speech in Article 19(1)(a).
The other cases dealt with different questions; for example, Kaushal Kishore (2023) concerned restrictions on the speech of public functionaries. None of them invalidated section 66A.
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