Sambit Patra v. State of Chhattisgarh

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Quashing of FIRs due to lack of prima facie evidence in a case involving defamatory tweets

Sambit Patra v. State of Chhattisgarh (2021) 3 CGLJ (SN 9) 17 In the High Court of Chhattisgarh WP (Cr.) 251/2020 Before Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Decided on April 12, 2021 Relevancy of the case: Quashing of FIRs due to … Read More

Lucknow Development Authority v. Anupama Singh

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Reliance on electronic modes for sending orders, directions, or decisions of the Tribunal

Lucknow Development Authority v. Anupama Singh In the Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Appellate Tribunal Appeal (D) 480-481/2020 Before Justice D.K. Arora, Chairman, Mr T.B. Singh (Judicial Member), and Mr Rajiv Misra (Administrative Member) Decided on June 11, 2021 Relevancy of … Read More

Can employers collect vaccination data from their employees?

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Can employers collect vaccination data from their employees

Many offices are now opening or planning to open soon with the increasing coverage of COVID-19 vaccines. To ensure the safety of their workplaces, some employers request their employees to submit a vaccination certificate to record their vaccination status. These … Read More

Sajja Ajay v. State of Andhra Pradesh

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Sajja Ajay v. State of Andhra Pradesh

Sajja Ajay v. State of Andhra Pradesh In the High Court of Andhra Pradesh Crl.P. 5688/2020 Before Justice Lalitha Kanneganti Decided on December 17, 2020   Relevancy of the case: Bail application for printing and streaming bad deeds of COVID-19 volunteers … Read More

COVID-19 and Cyber Crimes Against Women

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COVID-19 and Cyber Crimes Against Women

The traditional Indian society had treated women with great respect, Vedas puffed up her as a mother, creator, and addressed her as Devi or Goddess. Occupying a vital role, any mistreatment or subjugation to her dignity was seen as derogatory, … Read More

Aarogya Setu Application and Privacy Concerns

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A contact-tracing application, Aarogya Setu (meaning ‘health bridge’), was launched by the Central Government on April 2, 2020, for effectively tracking COVID-19 infected persons and alarming the application users about the same. However, the app has attracted much scepticism from … Read More