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One more aspect of ITA 2008 needs to be referred to Supreme Court

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Presently two important petitions regading ITA 2008 are before the Supreme Court. The first petition Shreya Singhal v. Union of India has argued that Section 66A of the Act is unconstitutional and needs to be deleted. The second petition Dilipkumar Tulsidas Shah … Continue reading →

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Privacy Protected Zones Required

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

While discussing any legislation affecting Cyber Space, we discuss “Privacy” and “Data Protection” as important aspects for consideration. In India we are presently banking on ITA 2000/8 for “Data Protection” and “Constitutional Rights” for “Privacy Protection”. ITA 2000/8 can indirectly … Continue reading →

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Women’s protection Ordinance clashes with ITA 2008

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Government of India has promulgated an ordinance titled “The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013” following the public outrage on the the recent incident in which a girl was gangraped in a Delhi bus. The Ordinance has initiated some provisions to … Continue reading →

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Kapil Sibal on Headlines Today with Rahul Kanwal

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

On 26th and 27th of this month, Headlines Today broadcast an interesting discussion with Mr Kapil Sibal, the minister of Communications and IT. The discussion put Mr Sibal in the center stage and direct questions were put to him by … Continue reading →

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Year 2012 in retrospect..from the view point of Cyber Law in India

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Vijayashankar Na

The Cyber Law scene in India during 2012 was dominated by the discussions of Section 66A. The rules notified under sections 43A and 79 which held center stage in 2011 also continued into 2012. The end of the year however … Continue reading →