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NEW DELHI: Kerala’s new ordinance purportedly enacted to protect women and children from cyber-attacks is similar to Section 118 (d) of the Kerala Police Law that the Supreme Court had annulled in 2015 in the Shreya Singhal case, calling it a violation of the right to freedom of expression. The …

NEW DELHI: The controversy erupted one day after the Governor of Kerala signed the Kerala Police Law Amendment an ordinance planned by the left-wing government in the state to prevent cyberattacks against women and children that, according to the opposition, would restrict freedom of expression. On Saturday, the Governor of …