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

Section 66A: Judiciary asserts its rights over Executive

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

The judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the Shreya Singhal Vs Union of India is notable for the fact that the Court has conspicuously asserted its rights over the judiciary and castigated the law makers for the “Vague … Continue reading →

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Cases that prompted scrapping of Section 66A by the Supreme Court

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

Ever since the judgement of the Supreme Court on Section 66A was pronounced yesterday there have been discussions all over the media hailing the Court for having upheld the great principle of democracy, viz the “Freedom of Expression”. In the … Continue reading →

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Section 66A struck down

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

Finally Supreme Court has struck down Section 66A as “Unconstitutional”. At the same time it has upheld the validity of Section 69 and Section 79 (intermediary rules). COPY OF SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT This has been hailed as a victory for … Continue reading →

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This is not a simple theft.. It is Cyber Terrorism

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

Times of India has reported a story today from Surat (Refer: Decoder of Secret Information stolen..) in which it is reported that a precious decoder used by Police to decode encrypted messages has been stolen. The report states “The device which … Continue reading →

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Lessons from China to Indian Bankers and RBI

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

China Banking Regulations Commission (CBRC) has notified guidelines to the Banking industry to use “Secure and Controllable Technology” to strengthen the Internet based Banking system. This guideline has the potential to bring significant changes to the IT industry in China … Continue reading →

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Verdict on Section 66A expected tomorrow at 10.30 am

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Vijayashankar Na

The much awaited judgement on whether Section 66A of ITA 2008 is constitutionally valid or not is expected to be pronounced tomorrow at 10.30 am. Section 66A has been frequently abused by Police when it has been used to arrest … Continue reading →

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