Stop filing cases under scrapped section of IT Act: Centre to states

DAYS AFTER the Supreme Court expressed displeasure over the continued use of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which it had struck down in 2015, the Centre has written to states, asking them not to register cases under the repealed provision and withdraw any such case that may have been filed.

“The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has requested States and Union Territories (UTs) to direct all police stations under their jurisdiction not to register cases under the repealed Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. It has also asked the States and UTs to sensitize law enforcement agencies for the compliance of the order issued by the Supreme Court on 24.03.2015,” a statement issued by the MHA said.