Shreya Singhal v Union of India

Supreme Court of India(2015) 5 SCC 1

Bench: J. Chelameswar J, Rohinton Fali Nariman J

Section 66A of the IT Act 2000 was struck down as unconstitutional in its entirety. The terms "grossly offensive", "menacing", "annoyance", "inconvenience", "danger", "obstruction", "insult", "injury", "criminal intimidation" etc. were vague and overbroad, having a chilling effect on free speech. The section fell outside the reasonable restrictions under Article 19(2).