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Apar GuptaControlling the machine: legislation for data protection
Europe’s new data protection regime offers a sound basis for India to craft its own legislation.
Karnataka HC on the “Right to be Forgotten”
Gujarat HC’s take on the word “reportable”
The Supreme Court’s Slow March Towards Eroding Online Intermediary Liability
Far from determining any legal violation, on each date of hearing, the court has instead directed the government to consider heavy-handed proactive censorship.
The Basis Of Privacy
Aadhaar legislation points to the need for a comprehensive privacy law.
Section 144 and the power to impose an online curfew
Last month, the Patel community’s demand for job quotas dramatically caught the nation’s attention. Their agitation in Gujarat reminded of the dangers of Mandal politics, in which castes and communities stir and shake the state apparatus to secure reservations in education and government jobs.
Supreme Court on CCTV Footage as the best evidence
Delhi HC defines jurisdictional rules for Ecommerce
Sitting Down For Patriotism
The case of M. Salman, a 25- year old philosophy student, arrested in Thiruvananthapuram on 19 August 2014, for his refusing to stand while the national anthem was played in a cinema during a screening, highlights the legal provisions that stifle dissent. He was finally granted bail on September 22, 2014, and is currently out on bail, but still faces the prospect of a life term in prison if found guilty of sedition by the judicial process.