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Mis-perceptions about Section 66A

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Vijayashankar Na

Section 66A of ITA 2008 has been one of the most abused sections of the Act in recent days. There is also a discussion about the constitutional validity of this section on  whether this section infringes on the constitutional “Right … Continue reading →

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Section 66A is not meant for “Cyber Defamation”

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Vijayashankar Na

Besides other issues confronting our country today, if we restrict our focus to the Cyber Law domain, two major issues are in focus. One is the debate on whether Section 66A of ITA 2008 is constitutionally valid and the other … Continue reading →

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The Visakha Industries judgement on Section 79 of ITA 2000

Posted on February 3, 2020 by 98410spice

On December 10, 2019, an important judgement of the Supreme Court was published in the case of Google India Vs Visakha Industries Ltd. The judgement was delivered by Justices K.M.Joseph and Ashok Bhushan. The most important take from the judgement … Continue reading →

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The Second Awakening… What is there in Rules of Oct 27, 2009 on Section 69?

Posted on December 23, 2018 by 98410spice

[This is in continuation of the previous article on the subject] (P.S: These discussions are called the “Second Awakening” because though ITA 2000 came into existence on 17th October 2000, the stake holders and more particularly the IT industry never … Continue reading →

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The Second Awakening… What is Section 69?

Posted on December 23, 2018 by 98410spice

[This is a continuation of the earlier articles on the subject] Section 69 along with 69A and 69B was introduced in ITA 2000 with the amendments passed in December 2008 by the then UPA Government. Though the passage was without … Continue reading →

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Snooping and Section 69 of ITA 2000: Beyond Politics, Distrust and Passion..The second awakening

Posted on December 22, 2018 by 98410spice

[This is a continuation of the previous article] Yesterday was a day when ignorance and politics took over the debate on the new MHA guidelines under Section 69 of ITA 2000. As expected, the Congress politicians opened the debate in … Continue reading →

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