LANDMARK CASE

Google India v. Visakha Industries

(2020) 4 SCC 162 · Supreme Court of India · Cyber law

At a glance

Citation: (2020) 4 SCC 162
Court: Supreme Court of India
Area of law: Cyber law
In one line: No. The old Section 79 did not protect against defamation.

1 Facts

A company sued Google over defamatory content on a blog.

2 Issue

Was Google protected as an intermediary before the 2009 amendment?

3 What the court decided

No. The old Section 79 did not protect against defamation.

4 Why it matters

Important for intermediary liability history.

5 Think about it

How did 2009 change Section 79?

6 Analyse it yourself

Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.

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