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

Suspended Policemen who arrested Palghar Girls need to be decorated

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

When Police in Palghar arrested two innocent girls on November 18,2012, the popular opinion in the Cyber Law circles was that Police were unaware of the law and had done a mistake because of the pressure from the Shivasena supporters. Even … Continue reading →

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10 Questions on Section 66A Judgement for which we seek answers

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

In the light of the momentous decision of the Supreme Court of India , striking down Section 66A of Information Technology Act 2000 as amended in 2008 (ITA 2008) in its judgement dated 24th march 2015 regarding the set of … Continue reading →

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“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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