The Ince Group Plc v. Person(s) Unknown

Raj PagariyaCase Summary

Permanent injunction against unknown persons restraining them from sharing the claimant's confidential information after a ransomware attack, and seeking authorisation for service through an alternate medium

The Ince Group Plc v. Person(s) Unknown [2022] EWHC 808 (QB) In the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division Case QB-2022-001053 Before Justice Saini Decided on April 01, 2022 Relevancy of the Case: Permanent injunction against unknown persons restraining … Read More

Nilesh Navlakha v. Union of India

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Regulating media to prevent media trial in the case of a young actor's death by suicide

Nilesh Navlakha v. Union of India (2021) 2 AIR Bom R 179 In the High Court of Bombay PIL (ST) 92252/2020 with IA 95156/2020 Before Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G.S. Kulkarni Decided on January 18, 2021 Relevancy of … Read More

Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India & Ors

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Constitutional validity of Internet shutdowns and procedural safeguards

Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India & Ors (2020) 3 SCC 637 In the Supreme Court of India WP(C) 1031, 1164/2019 Before Justice N.V. Ramana, Justice R. Subhash Reddy, and Justice B.R. Gavai Decided on January 10, 2020 Relevancy of … Read More

K. Rajanarayanan v. P. Kathiresan & Anr

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Quashing of FIR in a case involving the usage of derogatory words in an interview

K. Rajanarayanan v. P. Kathiresan & Anr In the High Court of Madras CrlOP(MD) 5519/2015 Before Justice G.R. Swaminathan Decided on October 16, 2019 Relevancy of the case: Quashing of FIR in a case involving the usage of derogatory words … Read More

Sanatan Sanstha v. Union of India

Samiksha UniyalCase Summary

Constitutionality of Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000

Sanatan Sanstha v. Union of India and Others In the High Court of Bombay Stamp Number Main 1505/2020-Filing Before Justice M S Sonak and Justice M S Jawalkar Decided on July 12, 2021 Relevancy of the case: Constitutionality of Section … Read More

Khaja Azhar Uddin v. Union of India

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Khaja Azhar Uddin v. Union of India

Khaja Azhar Uddin v. Union of India In the High Court of Telangana WP 10507/2020 Before Justice A Rajasheker Reddy Decided on July 20, 2020 Relevancy of the case: Writ petition against the ban on TikTok app Statutes and Provisions … Read More

Divya v. Inspector of Police & Anr.

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Divya v. Inspector of Police & Anr.

Divya v. Inspector of Police & Anr. In the High Court of Madras Crl.O.P. (MD). 10701/2017 & Crl.M.P. (MD). 7337/2017 Before Justice N Anand Venkatesh Decided on November 20, 2019 Relevancy of the case: Quashing of FIR involving cyber terrorism … Read More

First Amendment Rights and Social Media Platforms

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First Amendment Rights and Social Media Platforms

As humans cannot live without air and water, a democracy cannot survive without offering citizens an open podium to express their views. The US Constitution, through its First Amendment, provides for freedom of speech. It restricts the legislative power of … Read More