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Important Landmark Cases

Information Technology Act 2000: Definitions and Sections 65–78

Paper III · Unit 3 Section 8 of 11 0 PYQs 23 min

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Important Landmark Cases

Case Year Section Ruling
Shreya Singhal v. Union of India 2015 66A SC struck down 66A as unconstitutional; vague terms violated Art. 19(1)(a)
State of Tamil Nadu v. Suhas Katti 2004 67 First conviction under IT Act 2000; obscene SMS/email case resolved in 7 days
AVNL v. CBI 2010 66 Defined "hacking" within Indian context
Aneeta Hada v. Godfather Travels 2012 Corporate liability Directors/officers responsible for company's IT Act violations