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

Cheque In Electronic Form, redefined, Implications on E Banking

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

Section 6 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 defined the term “Cheque” as follows: A “cheque” is a bill of exchange drawn on a specified banker and not expressed to be payable otherwise than on demand. This section was amended … Continue reading →

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Cheque Cloning Fraud that exposes the weaknesses in the Banking system

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

While we are frequently discussing the sophisticated Digital Crimes, some times it is the simple crimes that pose a challenge to the system. One example of this is the report that appeared today in TOI about the busting of a … Continue reading →

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Challenging Arbitration Awards under the new Arbitration Act

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

One of the important changes that the new Arbitration Act in India (Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 as amended in 2015 or ACA 1996/2015) has brought in is in the matters relating to the Finality of Arbitration Awards. Under the … Continue reading →

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Multi Member Arbitration Panels will be the order of the day

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

One of the aspects of the Arbitration Amendment Act 2015 is on the reference to the “Regime For Costs” under Section 31A of the amended Act. Some of the Judicial professionals have not been happy with the “Model Fee” as … Continue reading →

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Procedural Flexibility in ADR

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) focusses on delivery of justice free from the complexities caused by the age old processes under which “Litigation” system works in our Courts. An attempt to improve the litigation process has always been at the heart … Continue reading →

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Aadhaar Bill introduced in Parliament

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Vijayashankar Na

Realizing the need to bring legal legitimacy to the Aadhaar scheme and to counter the disruptive behaviour of the opposition parties, the Government has introduced the Aadhaar Bill as a money Bill in the Loksabha. It will therefore not require … Continue reading →

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