Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

About Vijayashankar Na

Naavi is a veteran Cyber Law specialist in India and is presently working from Bangalore as an Information Assurance Consultant. Pioneered concepts such as ITA 2008 compliance, Naavi is also the founder of Cyber Law College, a virtual Cyber Law Education institution. He now has been focusing on the projects such as Secure Digital India and Cyber Insurance

Mr Jaitely should introduce tax reforms in ” Pricing of Body shopping contracts” to counter US and Australian VISA restrictions

US and Australia are talking of tightening their VISA rules to protect their domestic employment and in the process are hurting the profitability of Indian companies. At this time it is necessary for Indian Government to come to the assistance … Continue reading

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Can Evidence be admitted even if obtained through illegal or improper means?

Recently, a question was posed to the undersigned about the acceptability of evidence when there is a challenge that the evidence was obtained through illegal means. Following is my reaction to the query. There have been many occasions in which … Continue reading

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Data Processors in India should avoid entering into unenforceable contracts which may be termed “Fraudulent”

Globalization of Indian IT business has created many challenges to the Indian economy as a whole and in particular to certain domain specific regulators. One such regulator who finds himself frequently under a bind is RBI while regulating the Foreign … Continue reading

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Petrol Bunk Chip Scam is a Cyber Crime

Police in Lucknow have raided several Petrol Bunks in Lucknow who were using a Chip inside the dispensing unit to dispense less petrol for every litre dispensed and systematically siphon off about 50 ml for every litre of petrol. This … Continue reading

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Police, Prosecutors and Judiciary: Please Don’t Create Fake Laws out of your misinterpretation

When a Palghar girl posted a message on her Facebook raising a query …Why there should be Mumbai Bundh if Mr Bal Thakrey has died? and another Palghar girl clicked on “Like” button against the message, Police in Palghar moved … Continue reading

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Will PSD2 have an impact in India?

Recently, in the WhatsApp circles, there was news about RBI cautioning the public with “Multi Bank Balance Enquiry Apps”. This was actually an advisory issued earlier on 11th April 2015, in which RBI stated as follows. “It has come to the … Continue reading

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