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by sflc_admin    |    September 1, 2016SFLC.in is organizing the second in a series of consultations on hateful and harassing speech online on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 from 02:30 to 04:30 PM at Conference Room-1,  India International Centre, New Delhi. This consultation will bring together representatives...
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In February 2014, Facebook purchased WhatsApp for a whooping $19 billion. This deal came under scrutiny from various privacy advocates. They questioned if the standards of privacy and security of communication on WhatsApp would be maintained post acquisition. WhatsApp reassured...
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No One Is Coming To Arrest You.   (Before I begin, let me apologise in the beginning itself for any typos, lack of sources shown or missed while writing the present post since it’s a court day and I am doing...
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The author of the present critique, is a practising Advocate before various Courts and Tribunals in Delhi NCR. The author respectfully bows down to the decision/ judgment of the Hon’ble Kerala High Court, which is subject matter of the present critique. However,...
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The Mental Health Act Bill 2016 was passed in the Rajya Sabha on 8th August 2016 and is expected to be discussed in Lok Sabha during next session. The Bill repeals the existing Mental Health Act, 1987. The Bill  is aimed...
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By Aarti BhavanaWith just a month left for the 30th September deadline, ICANN has been busy completing all the tasks required by NTIA to ensure a smooth transition. The question of whether or not the IANA transition will happen has...
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There have been various reports in past couple of days claiming that viewing a torrent site or even a blocked site could land you into jail for up to 3 years! Subsequent reports have attempted to clarify that no one...
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Cross credits for aircraft lease taxes under the GST system will be a great boost for the local service industry.  However, the Government will need to carefully consider the inflationary impact of keeping aircraft fuels outside GST. With increasing liberalisation and...
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The proposed changes to the Maternity Benefit Act does a lot to bring India on par with international standards.  However, some of the changes proposed could significantly increase costs for employers. The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (the Amendment) was recently passed...
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Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a public interest litigation petition calling for the ban of messenger apps like Whatsapp, Telegram etc for their adoption of end-to-end encryption. In the months since, service providers and companies across...
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by sflc_admin    |    August 17, 2016The journey of the Aadhaar scheme can be traced back from its inception in 2006, following which it has undergone scrutiny by way of two Bills that aimed to provide it statutory backing, one...
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Earlier today, a Bill to raise maternity benefits was introduced and passed in Rajya Sabha.  The Bill amends the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.  The Act regulates the employment of women during the period of child birth, and provides maternity benefits. ...
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The Bombay High court recently passed a John Doe order laying down a set of safeguards to minimise over-blocking. The Delhi High Court on the other hand ordered blocking of 73 websites for showing “substantial” pirated content. This blog post...
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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") has recently amended the Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 ("Incorporation Rules, 2014") by way of Companies (Incorporation) Third Amendment Rules, 2016 ("Amended Incorporation Rules, 2016"), inter alia substituting existing Rule 3(2) of the Incorporation Rules, 2014...
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"Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed in them.” - Henry David Thoreau, Walden  The present article seeks to discuss the problems faced by landowners, who enter into agreements mostly called “Collaboration Agreements”, with...
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