Section 66A of Information Technology Act was held unconstitutional in the case of

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Section 66A of Information Technology Act was held unconstitutional in the case of

A: Justice K.S. Putta swamy Vs Union of India

B: M P Sharma Vs Satish Chandra

C: Shreya Singhal Vs Union of India

D: Gagan Harsh Sharma Vs The State of Maharashtra

The answer is: C

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Explanation

The correct option is C: Shreya Singhal Vs Union of India.

Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 made it a punishable offence for any person to send offensive information using a computer or any other electronic device. The provision also made it punishable for a person to send information that they believed to be false. The Supreme Court of India struck down Section 66A of the IT Act in the case of Shreya Singhal Vs Union of India on March 24, 2015, on the grounds that it violated the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India. The court held that Section 66A was vague, overbroad, and arbitrary, and that it had a chilling effect on the legitimate expression of citizens.