By Siddharth ManoharThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways’ recent advisory contains detailed guidelines for internet-based taxi aggregators (also known as ride-hailing apps) and their continued operation in India. An interim order by the Delhi High Court in July had...
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By Siddharth ManoharThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways’ recent advisory contains detailed guidelines for internet-based taxi aggregators (also known as ride-hailing apps) and their continued operation in India. An interim order by the Delhi High Court in July had...
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On October 26, 2015, Supreme Court of India will hear a public interest litigation petition seeking a direction from the Court to the Government of the NCT of Delhi to pass the Janlokpal and Swaraj Bills which are in limbo...
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The President of India has promulgated two ordianances bringing into force sweeping amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 and introducing Commercial Courts (see our previous post on the previous Commercial Divisions Bill) in every District in India. The Ordinances...
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The President of India has promulgated the Arbitration and Conciliation Amendment Ordinance, 2015 to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996. Earlier the union cabinet had approved promulgation of the ordinance on October 21, 2015 and recommended the same to...
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Supreme Court Advocate K.V.Dhananjay argues that even young children have constitutional rights and that they deserve protection from being tutored about flawed scientific theories in their school curriculum. In this piece, Dhananjay argues that the Darwin's Theory of Evolution is inappropriate...
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Yesterday was the last day of a long week of meetings at ICANN54 in Dublin. Coming in, it was clear that the main focus of this meeting would be the Cross Community Working Group on Accountability (CCWG-Accountability), with over 25...
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Indian statements on implementation and follow up at 2nd preparatory meeting
India s second statement on cyber security references digital India 1
India s second statement on cyber security references digital India
India s statement on cybersecurity on day 3...
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India made a third statement today, this time on the Implementation and Follow up of the WSIS Review. Below is the Statement:The essence of what we’ve been discussing is Implementation and Follow-up. Talking about action lines is also talking about...
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On October 27, final arguments before the Supreme Court will resume in the Haryana Panchayati Raj Amendments case, dealing with the constitutionality of educational, property and debt disqualifications upon the right to run for elected office. On this blog, we...
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The thing with independence is that it’s very hard to get it back once it’s been lost. Likewise, the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) genie, once unleashed, would have been very hard to tame were it to ever run amok...
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WHAT IS INFORMATION SECURITY?
Information Security is a process that protects the information, intellectual property and resources generated or managed by an organisation. An Information Security Management System (ISMS) ensures stability and protection of information by preventing the occurrence and...
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While re-reading Justice Chelameshwar’s dissenting opinion in the NJAC Judgment, I just came across – what seems to me to be – a rather significant observation. In paragraph 85, Justice Chelameshwar writes:“Article 326 prescribes that election to Lok Sabha and the...
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While re-reading Justice Chelameshwar’s dissenting opinion in the NJAC Judgment, I just came across – what seems to me to be – a rather significant observation. In paragraph 85, Justice Chelameshwar writes:“Article 326 prescribes that election to Lok Sabha and the...
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Mr.Modi’s announcement of Bose files disclosure is a hoax?
Supreme Court advocate Mr.K.V.Dhananjay argues that the Prime Minister’s announced future disclosure of Subhash Chandra Bose files appears to be a mere political gimmick. And, he suggests that the concerned lawyers could...
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