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Legal Precedents

Shreya Singhal v. Union of India

2015

This landmark Supreme Court judgment struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which criminalized sending 'offensive' messages through communication…

Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) & Anr. vs Union of India & Ors.

2017

A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court unanimously declared that the Right to Privacy is an intrinsic part of the Right to Life and Personal Liberty under Article 21 of the…