Dead and Alive: Affidavits filed by States and High Courts reveal 470 pending cases under the struck down S.66A
States and High courts reveal that 470 cases are pending under the struck down S.66A, in response to an application filed by PUCL.
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SC directs States, UTs and High Courts to reply to PUCL’s Application
PUCL’s application seeks direction to ensure that authorities do not continue to prosecute individuals under S.66A of the IT Act, 2000. Supreme Court heard PUCL’s application and sought responses from all State’s, UT’s and High Court’s.
Spooked by the Zombie? Ministry of Home Affairs issues notification directing all S.66A cases to stop
Prompted by our application, the Ministry of Home Affairs, on July 14, 2021 issued a notification directing all law enforcement authorities to stop registering new cases under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and to immediately withdraw all pending cases.
PUCL approaches Supreme Court seeking directions against continued prosecutions under the unconstitutional Section 66A
Supreme Court issues notice in PUCL’s application seeking directions against continued enforcement of Section 66A. IFF provided legal assistance to PUCL.
We write to the Supreme Court e-Committee with CDL to improve the eCourts platform
We write to Supreme Court e-Committee highlighting the difficulties we faced on eCourt platform while building the Zombie Tracker. We have also provided our recommendations which seek to enable others to conduct data-driven research of judicial trends.