Information Technology Act 2000 — Legal Precedents
Legal Precedents
Shreya Singhal v. Union of India
2015This is the most pivotal judgment concerning the IT Act 2000. The Supreme Court struck down Section 66A of the IT Act, which criminalized 'offensive' online posts, as…
Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
2017While not directly challenging the IT Act, this nine-judge bench judgment declared the Right to Privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. This…
Avnish Bajaj v. State (N.C.T. of Delhi)
2005This was one of the earliest cases dealing with obscenity under the IT Act. The CEO of Bazee.com (now eBay India) was arrested for hosting an MMS clip of a school student that was…
SMC Pneumatics (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Jogesh Kwatra
2006This case is significant for being one of the first instances where an Indian court granted an ex-parte injunction against an employee for sending defamatory and abusive emails to…
Super Cassettes Industries Ltd. v. MySpace Inc.
2011This Delhi High Court case dealt with copyright infringement on an online platform (MySpace). It was a crucial case for understanding intermediary liability in the context of…
Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF) v. Union of India
2016This case challenged the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Interception, Monitoring and Decryption of Information) Rules, 2009, framed under Section 69 of the…
P.P. Enterprises v. Union of India
2019This case, though not a Supreme Court ruling, is significant for its discussion on the powers of the Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CAT). It clarified aspects of the CAT's jurisdiction…
Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India
2020This Supreme Court judgment, while primarily concerning internet shutdowns in Jammu & Kashmir, had significant implications for the interpretation of Section 69A of the IT Act and…