Piyush Verma v. State of Chhattisgarh

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Bail application in a case involving gang rape allegations and threats to leak the video

Piyush Verma v. State of Chhattisgarh In the High Court of Chhattisgarh C.R.A 740/2020 Before Justice Gautam Chourdiya Decided on January 4, 2021 Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving gang rape allegations and threats to leak … Read More

Shweta v. State of Madhya Pradesh

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Bail application in a case of blackmailing for private photos/videos and asking for ransom

     Shweta v. State of Madhya Pradesh In the High Court of Madhya Pradesh M.Cr.C. 24410, 16340, 27145/2021 Before Justice Subodh Abhyankar Decided on July 1, 2021 Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case of blackmailing for … Read More

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

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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

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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