Facebook said that around 5.62 lakh people in India could have been impacted by the data breach undertaken allegedly by UK based political consultancy firm
Category: Legal
Aadhaar not open to judicial review: Centre tells SC – The Economic Times–05.04.2018
Earlier, the Centre had said that the Aadhaar Act was a “fair and reasonable law” which complied with the tests prescribed by the historic verdict
Arbitration Council: The birth of a new regulator? – The Financial Express–05.04.2018
Regulation is usually antithetical to growth. Over the past decade, we have witnessed the growth of arbitration in India. The Supreme Court passed judgments overruling
Legal challenges could undermine IBC | Business Standard Column–05.04.2018
The legal system should trust the process of the IBC. Permitting exceptions on a case by case basis is a dangerous path to go down The Indian Bankruptcy Code (IBC)
Insolvency law: IBBI chief puts India Inc’s directors on notice – Business Line–05.04.2018-R
Directors of companies facing the insolvency process cannot go unscathed while the companies they ran are hauled over the coals. For the first time ever,
Facebook says data of 87 million people may have been shared with Cambridge Analytica | The Indian Express–05.04.2018
Most of the 87 million people whose data was shared with Cambridge Analytica, which worked on US President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, were in the
While Facebook faces the music, maybe it is time to #DeleteWhatsApp | Opinion | analysis | Hindustan Times–05.04.2018
It is time to hold all the social media companies accountable for their massive breaches of our privacy analysis Vivek Wadhwa WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton
India third most vulnerable country to cyber threats – The Hindu–05.04.2018
The U.S. remains most vulnerable to such attacks, followed by China, according to the recently released ‘Internet Security Threat Report’ India emerged as the third
Liability of the Insurer if policy is cancelled before the accident took place –Whether insurer liable?–Held, “no”–Source–Manupatra–case decided by Supreme Court in 2007
Constitution of India – Article 142–Motor Vehicles Act, 1988–Sections 147, 149, 166 and 168–Insurance Act, 1938–Section 64VB–Compensation–Liability of insurer–Premium paid by cheque–But cheque dishonoured–Insurance policy
Whether Insurance Company, was absolved of its obligations to third party because cheque given got dishonoured –Source Manupatra–decided by Supreme Court on 17.04.2012
Held, Section 64VB of Insurance Act provided that no risk was assumed by insurer unless premium payable was received in advance – Where policy of
Whether dishonour of post-dated cheque described as security in loan agreement is covered by Section 138 of Act, 1881 ?–Source Manupatra–Case decided by Supreme Court on 19.09.2016
Facts of the case The Appellant was Director of the company whose cheques have been dishonoured and who was also the co-accused. Vide the loan
AADHAAR: Aadhaar law is just, fair & reasonable: Centre to SC – The Economic Times–04.04.2018
The Centre today justified the Aadhaar Act in the Supreme Court, saying it was a “fair and reasonable law” which complied with the tests prescribed by the historic
Insolvency | Bankruptcy Law: IBC panel recommends changes to revamp insolvency resolution process–Economic Times–04.04.2018-R
Watch IBC revamp details as panel recommends changes in resolution process The MS Sahoo-led Insolvency and Bankruptcy panel has recommended changes to the insolvency resolution framework in its report
Think of unsecured creditors, too – The Financial Express–03.04.2018
A process that condones failure to consider a higher financial offer or supports causation of loss of hundreds of crores to unsecured and other creditors
GST–: Awaiting clarity: GST areas that the government needs to talk about – The Economic Times–02.04.2018
How the government will treat transitional credit claims is still unclear, blocking companies’ claims and GST revenue collections. Fiscal year 2017-18 comes to a close
Why we need anti-profiteering laws | Business Standard Column–02.04.2018
Introduction of the good and services tax (GST) was a long-awaited and path-breaking tax reform. The Constitution of India restricts legislatures at the Centre and states from encroaching into
From SC on compensation to IT firm’s right, here are the key court orders | Business Standard Column–02.04.2018
Supreme Court upturns decisions on compensation Contrary to its earlier decisions and those of high courts, the Supreme Court last week ruled if a victim of road accident
Our laws have enough provisions to book those misusing data: Prasad | Business Standard News–02.04.2018
Over recent weeks, there has been a controversy related to misuse of Facebook data to influence elections by London-based Cambridge Analytica. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union minister for electronics
A rude wake-up call – The Hindu–02.04.2018
Reason for discomfort Let the protagonists in the present drama be kept aside for the time being. The idea is not to comment on the
State of the Union: ’Tis the season of leaks, peep and squeaks–Deccan Chronicle–02.04.2018
Aadhaar logo Is data the new oil? If it is, then given the myriad mutations of data, is there any kind of data that is