(24-year-old Shreya Singhal was the first to challenge Section 66(A) in the Supreme Court. She's a second-year student at the Faculty of Law, Delhi University.)
I filed the petition challenging Section 66(A) of the IT Act, 2010, in 2012 after the arrests of the two young girls in Maharashtra, I was so shocked as to why they were arrested and even more so when I read the section 66(A) under which they were arrested. The continued misuse of 66A led to arrests in West Bengal and Pondicherry and it dawned on me that someone had to do something to stop this gross injustice and perverse use of laws.
Now, the Supreme Court has upheld this fundamental right. Freedom of speech and expression is more vital in today's society than it has ever been. The Indian society is one that is diverse and has people of different castes, sex, religions that have different and dissenting views. This difference of opinion is what is the thread of our society and what really defines us as a democratic and secular country.
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