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The decision of the Supreme Court in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India is famous for:

Shreya Singhal v Union of India struck down section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 as an unconstitutional restriction on speech. The decision did not declare…

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The decision of the Supreme Court in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India is famous for:

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Shreya Singhal v Union of India struck down section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 as an unconstitutional restriction on speech. The decision did not declare section 377 or section 498 of the Indian Penal Code unconstitutional.

Current law: Section 66A remains invalid; it must not be treated as a surviving offence merely because it appears in an older compilation.

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