Withdraw all cases under Section 66A of the IT Act: Centre to states

The Centre has requested states and UTs to immediately withdraw cases that have been registered under the repealed section 66A of the IT Act, 2000.

The Centre has also asked the states and UTs not to file any fresh cases under the act that was struck off the statute book by the Supreme Court on March 24, 2015.

Taking strict cognisance of the matter, the ministry of home affairs asked states to sensitize law enforcement agencies about the need to comply with the order.


The top court had expressed shock at the fact that cases were still being registered under the act despite it being declared null and void several years ago.

The Supreme Court in its judgment on 24.03.2015 had struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 making it null and void effective from that date.