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

“Judges Were Shocked” says Shreya Singhal..

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

Shreya Singhal, the 24 year old law student became a celebrity overnight because of the land mark judgement scrapping Section 66A of Information Technology Act 2000 as amended in 2008 (ITA 2008). Though the case was argued by luminaries such … Continue reading →

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Internet of Things (IoT) and threat of Section 66A judgement

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

The Government of India has released a policy document titled “IoT Policy Document” indicating that it foresees a market of USD 15 billion (approx Rs 90000 crores) by 2020. The connected decices are expected to increase from 200 million at … Continue reading →

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Can Section 66A decision of Supreme Court be reviewed?

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

The two member bench of the Supreme Court of India in its decision on 24th march 2015 (Shreya Singhal Vs Union of India [Writ Petition (criminal) 167 of 2012] with other writ petitions, struck down Section 66A of ITA 2000 … Continue reading →

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Was striking down of Section 66A Correct?

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

The decision  of the Supreme Court of India [Writ Petition(criminal) No 167 of 2012]  in scrapping Section 66A of Information Technology Act has received accolades from many. It is accepted that there is no debate as to whether  Freedom of … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court on Section 79(3) and 69A of ITA 2008

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

In the din created by the striking down of Section 66A, the part of the judgement that related to Sections 79(3) and 69A have been submerged. Let’s now see what the judgement says about these two sections. Section 79 provides … Continue reading →

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Now Government has to lift the ban on Zone H.org

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

One of the unexpected offshoots of the Supreme Court judgement on Section 66A in the Shreya Singhal Vs Union of India (march 24, 2015) is that the decision of the Delhi High Court on blocking of Zone-H.org in India stands … Continue reading →

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