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Name and Designation of Officers of IBBI is exempted under S. 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act: First Appellate Authority, IBBI

First Appellate Authority, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI): Santosh Kumar Shukla, First Appellate Authority, observed that the name and designation

Published on May 20, 2022May 20, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

COVID-19| No individual can be forced to be vaccinated; holds Supreme Court. Restrictions on unvaccinated persons to be revised for now

Supreme Court: In a landmark ruling on COVID-19 vaccination drive, the bench of L. Nageswara Rao* and BR Gavai, JJ has held

Published on May 4, 2022May 6, 2022By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Experts CornerKhaitan & Co

Data Protection Bill, 2021 | Hits, Misses and the Way Forward for Businesses

by Supratim Chakraborty†
Cite as : 2022 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 32

Published on April 7, 2022May 13, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Op EdsOP. ED.

Identity and Privacy – Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill

by Dr Srikant Parthasarathy* and Amirthalakshmi R**

Published on April 5, 2022April 5, 2022By Editor_4
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

Bloomberg Privacy Case | Whether a person under criminal investigation can have a reasonable expectation of privacy? UKSC explains

United Kingdom Supreme Court: The Bench of Lord Reed, President and Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Sales, Lord Hamblen and Lord Stephens, held that

Published on March 15, 2022March 25, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Op EdsOP. ED.

The Evolution of Right to be Forgotten in India

by Sanjay Vashishtha†
Cite as: 2022 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 7

Published on January 27, 2022January 27, 2025By Bhumika Indulia
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Op EdsOP. ED.

Why Do We Need Surveillance Reform in India? – Recent Developments

by Kamesh Shekar†
Cite as: 2021 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 82

Published on November 8, 2021February 4, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
1 Comment5924 views
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Explained| Can, in a declaratory suit, plaintiff be subjected to DNA test against his will? 

“Indian law leans towards legitimacy and frowns upon bastardy. The presumption in law of legitimacy of a child cannot be lightly repelled.”

Published on October 2, 2021October 8, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Foreign LegislationLegislation Updates

USA-California | Bill establishing Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA) passed by Senate and awaiting Governor’s assent

The Government of California has passed Senate Bill 41 on September 9, 2021. The Bill seeks to establish Genetic Information Privacy Act

Published on September 25, 2021By Editor
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

SC puts fetter on exercise undertaken by Delhi Legislative Assembly’s Committee enquiring into Facebook’s role in aggravating Delhi Riots last year; Says FB representatives will have to appear

Supreme Court: A 3-Judge Bench comprising of Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. has held that representatives of Facebook

Published on July 12, 2021July 30, 2021By Editor_4
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Supreme Court of The United States
Case BriefsForeign Courts

Is Facebook’s login notification system an ‘autodialer’ as per Telephone Consumers Protection Act? Read what SCOTUS had to say  

Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS): On April 1st, the 9 Judge Bench of the Court while looking into the allegations

Published on June 16, 2021June 18, 2021By Editor_4
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Op EdsOP. ED.

Child safety and encryption: Analysing the IT Rules of 2021

by Pranav Bhaskar Tiwari† and Eshani Vaidya††

Published on June 8, 2021June 12, 2021By Editor_4
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Hot Off The PressNews

Del HC| Whatsapp challenges Intermediary Rules, says traceability will break end-to-end encryption, breach privacy; Union of India says no Fundamental Right is absolute

Delhi High Court: A petition was submitted before the High Court of Delhi by Whatsapp LLC with a prayer to issue a

Published on May 27, 2021May 27, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Del HC | Including name or likeness of a person on pornographic website is breach of privacy: Court suggests template directions for meaningful compliance of injunction and restraining orders 

“The internet never sleeps;and the internet never forgets.”

Published on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

Pak SC comes down heavily on virginity tests. Holds that dragging sexual history of the rape survivor in a case, by making observations about her body, is unconstitutional

Supreme Court of Pakistan: In a significant decision, the 3 Judge Bench of the Court comprising of Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Mazhar Alam

Published on April 7, 2021April 7, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

“Did RICA do enough?”- South Africa’s top Court highlights inadequate privacy safeguards of RICA; declares it unconstitutional

Constitutional Court of South Africa: In a significant judgment delivered last month, the South African Apex Court, with a ratio of 8:2,

Published on March 31, 2021April 16, 2021By Editor_4
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Op EdsOP. ED.

Privacy Venture: The Extent of Data Retention

By Sai Phani[1]

Published on February 15, 2021February 19, 2021By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle obtains a significant victory in a privacy claim against Associated Newspapers || Detailed Report

The High Court of Justice: It was a significant victory for the Duchess of Sussex and noted actress Meghan Markle when the

Published on February 12, 2021February 12, 2021By Editor_4
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

“Virginity tests are invasive, offensive, and discriminatory and blatantly violate the dignity of a woman” – Justice Ayesha A. Malik || Detailed Report

Lahore High Court: While deliberating upon the writ petitions challenging the use and conduct of ‘virginity tests’ especially “Two-finger Test” and “Hymen

Published on January 12, 2021By Editor_4
1 Comment5968 views
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Telangana HC | Whether opening of Rowdy Sheet and keeping close surveillance on habitual offender would amount to infringement of his right to privacy? Court unfolds

Telangana High Court: P. Naveen Rao, J., while addressing the instant matter observed that, “When a citizen comes to the High Court alleging

Published on December 7, 2020December 11, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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