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ISSUE:

Whether Section 66A of the Information Technology Act of 2000 (ITA) is constitutionally valid?

RULE:

Mere discussion or even advocacy of a particular cause howsoever unpopular is at the heart of Article 19(1)(a). it is only when such discussion reaches the level of incitement that Article 19(2) kicks in.

Section 66A makes no distinction between mere discussion of a point of view that may be unpopular and incitement by which words lead to a causal connection with public disorder.

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