Amazing and Shocking Supreme Court issue notice to center on the use of Section 66A despite being struck down Admin Mon, Jul 05, 2021, at ,04:38 PM The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Union government over people still being booked under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, calling it "amazing and shocking." In March 2015, Section 66A was struck down by the Apex Court. In a landmark judgment, the court described the now-defunct law as "vague", "unconstitutional" and a "violation of free speech. A bench, comprising Supreme Court Justice RF Nariman, Justice KM Joseph, and Justice BR Gavai, told senior advocate Sanjay Parikh Don't you think this is amazing and shocking? Shreya Singhal's judgment is of 2015. It's shocking. What is going on is terrible. The court was hearing a plea by an NGO - the People Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) - seeking directions to the center to advise all police stations against registering FIRs under this law.