Extreme political views not prohibited in cyber world: SC told

January 13, 2015 20:00

Extreme political views and decent humour in the cyber world cannot be prohibited, the Centre told the Supreme Court today while making out a case for blocking outrageous and offensive contents hurting religious sentiments.

"The extreme political views or contrary views and decent humour cannot be prohibited," Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before a bench comprising Justices J Chelameswar and R F Nariman.

The ASG, however, placed documents indicating that thoseposts which had the potential of "outrageously and directly offending" religious sentiments needed to be prohibited in the cyber world.

Mehta also wanted that the documents, submitted in a sealed cover, should be only for the perusal of the bench but when the opposite parties demanded them, he was asked by the judges to supply them the material.

The law officer then requested that the contents of the documents prohibited from posting in the social networking sites, should not be allowed to be circulated.

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