The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it may not be possible to block all international pornographic websites owing to various technological and legal constraints.
Appearing for the Centre, Additional Solicitor General Indira Jaisingh apprised a Bench led by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir of the government's difficulties in blocking such sites in India, contending that there appeared to be absence of adequate legal provisions and also there were other technological factors like position of the servers.
She informed the Bench that views of all the ministries concerned were being taken on the issue and that consultation was on.
Appearing for the PIL petitioners, senior advocate M N Krishnamani and Vijay Panjwani opposed the Centre's stand that there was no specific law to prohibit such content. They said the government must have a cyber pornography policy and strict enforcement of devices like 'Adult Verification System' (AVS) to ensure a ban on unbridled access to pornographic content as well as child pornography.
Accepting their contentions, the Bench told the ASG that the issue was very serious and that the authorities must put their heads together to find a solution to the problems. The Bench gave the government four weeks to have its consultation and propose a mechanism to block such sites, particularly those showing child pornography. "The Union of India is directed to consider the matter and take positive steps," it said.
The PIL has claimed that absence of Internet laws encourage people to watch porn videos and as it is not an offence, over 20 crore porn videos or clippings are freely available in the market, which are directly being downloaded through Internet or other video CDs.
"The sexual content that kids are accessing today is far more graphic, violent, brutal, deviant and destructive and has put entire society in danger so also safety threats to public order in India," it added.
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