Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

The Government of India has moved an amendment to the Finance Bill 2017 in which it is proposed that the Cyber Appellate Tribunal (CyAT) constituted under Section 48 of Information Technology Act 2000/8 would be merged with Telecom Disputes Settlement … Continue reading →

Bitcoins are internationally exchangeable into foreign currency of different countries and to some extent even in India. Hence at a time when the Government may be trying to force foreign Governments to share information on Benami Bank accounts in foreign … Continue reading →

In a bid to reactivate the Cyber Appellate Tribunal, the Government of India has decided to merge it into a single larger entity with Airports Economic Regulatory Authority Appellate Tribunal will be merged with the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal. The … Continue reading →

Recently UIDAI filed a criminal case against three entities namely Axis Bank, Suvidhaa Infoserve and e-Mudhra and temporarily barred them from using the Aadhaar authentication services. The allegation was, that these agencies had indulged in “Unauthorized Access” of the UIDAI … Continue reading →

As a part of the “Reasonable Security Practices” under Section 43A of ITA 2000/8, Government of India has released draft rules called “Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules, 2017” for public comments. A copy of the draft rules … Continue reading →

According to the ad, the Government has now decided to license public & private agencies to provide Digital Locker Services, as licensed Digital Locker Service Providers (DSLP) and invited applications. Applications can be made either by an agency of the … Continue reading →