Sec 66 A scrapped: SC gives freedom to Internet users; how celebrities, others reacted

Published: Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 16:23 [IST]

New Delhi, March 24: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 24 struck down the validity of Section 66 A of the Information Technology (IT) Act terming it as unconstitutional.

Speaking about the Supreme Court verdict, petitioner in the case, Shreya Singhal was quoted as saying, "It is a big victory. Under section 66A of the IT Act you cannot be jailed anymore because it stands invalid."

Meanwhile, micro-blogging site Twitter has been flooded with comments on the Supreme Court verdict which gave freedom to internet users.