Shreya Singhal

Shreya Singhal
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Bristol, Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
Known forFight for Freedom of Speech on the Internet
RelativesLate Justice Sunanda Bhandare (Grandmother), MC Bhandare (Grandfather)

Shreya Singhal is an Indian lawyer. Her fight against Section 66A of the Information Technology Act of 2000 in 2015 brought her to national prominence in India.[1]

Early life and education

She was born into a family of eminent lawyers. Her Great-grandfather, H. R. Gokhale, was veteran Congress leader and former Law Minister.[2] Her Grandmother, Justice Sunanda Bhandare, was a judge of the Delhi High Court and a distinguished lawyer. Her Grandfather, Shri M.C. Bhandare, is a Senior Advocate, former Member of Parliament and former Governor of Odisha. Her mother, Manali Bhandare, is a lawyer practicing at the Supreme Court of India.[citation needed]

She completed her schooling from the Vasant Valley School in New Delhi in 2009, after which she went to pursue Astrophysics at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom.[citation needed] She subsequently enrolled at the Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law at Delhi University, where she graduated in 2016.[citation needed]

Section 66A and Restriction of Free Speech

Main article: Shreya Singhal v. Union of India

Section 66A of the IT Act, 2000 provided for punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service, etc. Any person who sends, by means of a computer resource or a communication device -

(a) any information that is grossly offensive or has menacing character; or

(b) any information which he knows to be false, but for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience, danger, obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred or ill will, persistently by making use of such computer resource or a communication device; or

(c) any electronic mail or electronic mail message for the purpose of causing annoyance or inconvenience or to deceive or to mislead the addressee or recipient about the origin of such messages, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine.

Before 2015, Government of India restricted freedom of speech for avoiding self-harm and misuse. This allowed arrest of any person which the law per see as harmful or misuse.[citation needed]

In 2012, Shreya filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Supreme Court of India against the Act. In 2015, a division bench of the Supreme Court struck down Section 66A of Information Technology Act, 2000. This was hailed as a major step in the country's quest for freedom of speech and expression.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Section 66(A) Scrapped: Meet Shrey Patel, Petitioner Who Fought for Net Freedom" , NDTV, Deepshikha Ghosh, 24 March 2015
  2. ^ "Shreya Singhal Fought for Freedom from 66A, but Who is She?". 24 March 2015.
  3. ^ "The girl who saved freedom of speech: Meet 24-year-old student Shreya Singhal", Firstpost, 25 March 2015
  4. ^ "Shreya Singhal vs Union of India". Legitquest. 24 March 2015.

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