As the Supreme Court resumes hearing a writ petition seeking a ban on pornography, it must factor in ground realities before issuing an order. A blanket ban on pornography is neither feasible nor acceptable, as was evident from the Union Government’s lifting of the ban, except on child pornography, days after it was enforced. And even this selective proscription can’t be implemented under the present state-of-affairs.
A pragmatic approach is needed. The Information Technology Act, 2000, last amended in 2008, needs to be upgraded again because a lot has changed in the field of information and communication technology. Why is there no periodic review of these lawsIJ