SC lawyer issues legal notice over Digital Security Act

A lawyer of the Supreme Court issued on Tuesday a legal notice to the concerned authorities for proper amendments to nine sections of the much-debated Digital Security Act, reports UNB.

The lawyer, SM Zulfikar Ali Zunu, served the notice over registered mails to the ministers and secretaries of Ministry of Information, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and also to cabinet secretary.

In the notice, the lawyer asked the respondents to take immediate steps for proper amendments to sections no. 8, 21, 25, 28, 29, 31, 32, 43 and 53 within thirty days otherwise, a writ petition will be filed with the High Court.

The much-talked-about 'Digital Security Bill, 2018' was passed in Parliament on September 19.