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abstract: |
  There are currently ten cases before the Supreme Court challenging various provisions of the Information Technology Act, the rules made under that, and other laws, that are being heard jointly. Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan who's arguing Anoop M.K.
author:
- Pranesh Prakash
authors:
- Pranesh Prakash
categories:
- Internet governance
- Freedom of expression
- Intermediary liability
citation:
  author: Pranesh Prakash
  available-date:
    date-parts:
    - - 2014
      - 12
      - 15
    iso-8601: 2014-12-15
    literal: 2014-12-15
    raw: 2014-12-15
  citation-key: prakash2014overview
  container-title: Centre for Internet and Society
  id: prakash2014overview
  issued:
    date-parts:
    - - 2014
      - 12
      - 15
    iso-8601: 2014-12-15
  title: Overview of the Constitutional Challenges to the IT Act
  type: webpage
  URL: "https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/overview-constitutional-challenges-on-itact"
comments:
  hypothesis:
    theme: clean
date: 2014-12-15
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keywords:
- Internet governance
- Freedom of expression
- Intermediary liability
license:
  text: CC BY 4.0
  type: creative-commons
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original-url: "https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/overview-constitutional-challenges-on-itact"
publication: Centre for Internet and Society
title: Overview of the Constitutional Challenges to the IT Act
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toc-title: Table of contents
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                             PENDING MATTERS                                   CASE NUMBER                                                           PROVISIONS CHALLENGED
                    Shreya Singhal v. Union of India                     W.P.(CRL.) NO. 167/2012                                                              66A
                  Common Cause & Anr. v. Union of India                    W.P.(C) NO. 21/2013                                                           66A, 69A & 80
              Rajeev Chandrasekhar v. Union of India & Anr.                W.P.(C) NO. 23/2013                                66A & Rules 3(2), 3(3), 3(4) & 3(7) of the Intermediaries Rules 2011
           Dilip Kumar Tulsidas Shah v. Union of India & Anr.              W.P.(C) NO. 97/2013                                                                66A
       Peoples Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India & Ors.        W.P.(CRL.) NO. 199/2013   66A, 69A, Intermediaries Rules 2011 (s.79(2) Rules) & Blocking of Access of Information by Public Rules 2009 (s.69A Rules)
     Mouthshut.Com (India) Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.      W.P.(C) NO. 217/2013                                                  66A & Intermediaries Rules 2011
                  Taslima Nasrin v. State of U.P & Ors.                  W.P.(CRL.) NO. 222/2013                                                              66A
                  Manoj Oswal v. Union of India & Anr.                   W.P.(CRL.) NO. 225/2013                                                66A & 499/500 Indian Penal Code
   Internet and Mobile Ass\'n of India & Anr. v. Union of India & Anr.    W.P.(C) NO. 758/2014                                                 79(3) & Intermediaries Rules 2011
                   Anoop M.K. v. Union of India & Ors.                   W.P.(CRL.) NO. 196/2014                                     66A, 69A, 80 & S.118(d) of the Kerala Police Act, 2011
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