Re: A two-judge panel struck down legislation b arring “offensive messages” online

Good news for free speech which is one of the main pillar of democracy.
Pity that only SC is still functioning for citizens; executive /
legislative arm and law enforcement works not for the citizens but self
interests (hence unchecked corruption).
On Mar 24, 2015 6:02 PM, "Ratnendra Pandey" <[email protected]> wrote:

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> Forwarding from another mailing list :Sincerely,
> Ratnendra Pandey
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> A two-judge panel struck down legislation barring “offensive messages”
> online
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> NEW DELHI--India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down legislation
> barring “offensive messages” online, saying it violated constitutional
> guarantees of free expression.
> A two-judge panel voided a part of India’s Information Technology Act that
> made it a crime to share information through computers or other
> communications devices that could cause “annoyance, inconvenience” and
> “enmity, hatred or ill will.”
> Announcing the ruling in a crowded courtroom in the Indian capital,
> Justice Rohinton Nariman said the law’s provisions were too vague and
> didn’t provide “clearly defined lines” for law-enforcement officials. “What
> is offensive to one person may not be offensive to another,” he said.
> Read more at:
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> http://www.wsj.com/articles/indian-supreme-court-overturns-law-barring-hate-speech-online-1427174675
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