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What did the Supreme Court of India hold in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India, decided on 24 March 2015?

The Court struck down Section 66A because it violated Article 19(1)(a) and could not be justified under Article 19(2). It upheld Section 69A and the associated blocking rules.

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What did the Supreme Court of India hold in Shreya Singhal v. Union of India, decided on 24 March 2015?

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The Court struck down Section 66A because it violated Article 19(1)(a) and could not be justified under Article 19(2). It upheld Section 69A and the associated blocking rules.

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The judgment addressed online speech and did not invalidate the sedition provision.

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The 2013 land acquisition statute was not the subject of this decision.

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Paragraph 119(a) invalidated Section 66A for violating freedom of speech and expression.

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Paragraph 119(b) upheld Section 69A and the 2009 blocking rules.

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