Supreme Court and The IT Act
Since its introduction back in October 2000, the Information Technology Act has proved to be a highly controversial piece of legislation. In its thirteen-odd years…
Presentation at EroTICs India
Arjun J, Counsel, SFLC.in speaking on the petition filed in the Supreme Court seeking a ban on online pornography from the prism of freedom of…
Man Arrested For Carrying Pornographic Material In His Phone
On 18th February, 2014 a man in Jaipur was booked and arrested under section 292 of the IPC (punishment for carrying pornographic material) and Section…
The Internet We Want – A Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue
SFLC.IN along with IAMAI, Internet Democracy Project, Centre for Internet & Society, Media for Change, ISOC, COAI, and the Centre for Communication & Governance organised…
Taslima Nasrin vs State of UP [W.P.(Crl) No. 222 of 2013]
This writ petition was filed by Bangladeshi author and activist Taslima Nasrin, under Article 32 of the Indian Constitution for quashing an FIR filed against…
Shreya Singhal v. Union of India [W.P.(Crl).No. 167 of 2012]
In the light of a series of arrests made under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, this writ petition was filed in public…
Rajeev Chandrashekhar v. Union of India [W.P.(C) No. 23 of 2013]
This writ petition has been filed in public interest under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, challenging Section 66A of the Information Technology Act,…
PUCL v. Union of India [W.P.(Crl) No. 199 of 2013]
This writ petition is filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India in public interest as there are instances of complaints under Section 66A…
MouthShut.com (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. UoI & [W.P.(C).No. 217 of 2013]
This writ petition was filed by MouthShut.com under Article 32 of the Constitution for quashing the IT(Intermediaries Guidelines) Rules, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the…
Kamlesh Vaswani v. UoI [W.P.(C).No. 177 of 2103]
This writ petition was filed before the SC under Article 32 of the Constitution of India in public interest challenging Sections 66, 67, 69, 71,…
Dilipkumar Tulsidas Shah v. UoI [W.P.(C).No. 97 of 2013]
This is a public interest writ petition under Article 32 read with Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India, seeking the formulation…
Common Cause vs. Union of India [W.P.(C) No. 21 of 2013]
This writ petition was filed by Common Cause (a registered society)under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, challenging the constitutional validity of Articles 66A,…