Lucknow Development Authority v. Anupama Singh

Samiksha UniyalCase Summary

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

Manoj Mathew v. State of Kerala

Samiksha UniyalCase Summary

Bail application in a case involving sending sexually explicit video in school WhatsApp group by the teacher

Manoj Mathew v. State of Kerala In the High Court of Kerala B.A. 3887/2020 Before Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V Decided on June 30, 2020 Relevancy of the case:  Bail application in a case involving sending sexually explicit video in school … Read More

Sasikala Pushpa v. Facebook India & Ors.

Gitanjali SadanCase Summary

Liability of an intermediary under Section 79

Sasikala Pushpa v. Facebook India & Ors. In the High Court of Delhi CS(OS) 510/2016 Before Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw Decided on June 02, 2020 Relevancy of the Case: Liability of an intermediary under Section 79 Statutes and Provisions Involved The … Read More

Karmanya Singh Sareen v. Union of India

TannviCase Summary

Petition challenging updates to WhatsApp's privacy policy

Karmanya Singh Sareen & Anr v. Union of India & Ors. (2016) 233 DLT 436 (DB) In the High Court of Delhi WP(C) 7663/2016 and CM 31553/2016 Before Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal Decided on September … Read More

Omanakuttan K.G. v. Union of India

TannviCase Summary

Petition for blocking WhatsApp for non-compliance with the IT Rules, 2021

Omanakuttan K.G. v. Union of India In the High Court of Kerala WP (Civil) 12585/2021 Before Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly Decided on June 28, 2021 Relevancy of the Case: Petition for blocking WhatsApp for non-compliance … Read More

Is it illegal to watch porn on Telegram?

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Is it illegal to watch porn on Telegram?

When an individual moves from physical space to cyber space, there comes a behavioural change in the person. Individuals often find cyber space more liberating and less judgemental towards their actions. This shift in behaviour is called the space transition … Read More

I. Linga Bhaskar v. State

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Whether sending an emoji (smiling face with tears) in a WhatsApp group can be considered obscene?

I. Linga Bhaskar v. State In the High Court of Madras Crl. O.P. (M.D.) 3110/2017 Before Justice S.S. Sundar Decided on June 05, 2018 Relevancy of the case: Whether sending an emoji (smiling face with tears) in a WhatsApp group … Read More

Christeen Ribillo v. Sub Inspector of Police

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Bail application for sending offensive and obscene messages on WhatsApp

Christeen Ribillo v. Sub Inspector of Police In the High Court of Kerala B.A. 7203/2018 Before Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. Decided on December 13, 2018 Relevancy of the case: Bail application for sending offensive and obscene messages on WhatsApp Statutes … Read More

Kishor v. State of Maharashtra

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Kishor v. State of Maharashtra

Kishor v. State of Maharashtra In the High Court of Bombay Crl. A. 573/2016 Before Justice Z A Haq and Justice Amit B Borkar Decided on March 01, 2021 Relevancy of the case: Application to quash criminal proceedings against the … Read More