On March 24, 2015, the Supreme Court of India struck down Sec 66A of the Information Technology Act saying it was unconstitutional and violated the fundamental right to freedom of expression. The judgment which struck down 66(A) was the result of a public interest litigation filed in 2012 by a 21-year-old law student, Shreya Singhal. The petition said, “The phraseology of section 66(A) of the IT Act, 2000, is so wide and vague and incapable of being judged on objective standards that it is susceptible to wanton abuse and, therefore, falls foul of articles 14, 19 (1)(a) and 21 of the Constitution…Unless there is judicial sanction as a prerequisite to the setting into motion the criminal law with respect to freedom of speech and expression, the law, as it stands, is highly susceptible to abuse and for muzzling free speech in the country...

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