Serving of legal notices and summons through WhatsApp

Sonal SurbhiLaw

Serving of legal notices and summons through WhatsApp

The Indian justice delivery system has gone through plenty of changes this year as far as digitalisation of processes and procedures is concerned. Judges, as well as advocates, have slowly adapted to virtual courtrooms. Not just court hearings, ICT (information … Read More

Is the circulation of e-papers on Telegram legal?

The Cyber Blog IndiaLaw

Is the circulation of e-papers on Telegram legal?

COVID-19 restrictions have severely affected the distribution of print media. As a result, e-paper subscriptions have witnessed a rampant growth as traditional news houses are switching to digital papers (or e-papers) for their print daily. Simultaneously, digital copies of newspapers … Read More

Kaviyarasu v. State of Karnataka

Gitanjali SadanCase Summary

Kaviyarasu v. State of Karnataka

Kaviyarasu v. State of Karnataka In the High Court of Karnataka Cr.P. 2222/2020 Before Justice N.K. Sudhindrarao Decided on May 11, 2020 Relevancy of the case: Bail in a case registered under Section 67B and POCSO Act Statutes & Provisions … Read More

Sajin P.K. v. State of Kerala

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Sajin P.K. v. State of Kerala In the High Court of Kerala Bail Appl. No. 5559 of 2018 Before Justice Annie John Decided on September 04, 2018 Relevancy of the case: Bail under Section 67A Statutes & Provisions Involved The … Read More

Admissibility of WhatsApp Chats in a Court of Law

Sammed AkiwateLaw

Admissibility of WhatsApp Chats in a Court of Law

Technology has become an integral part of our daily lives. Over the years, we have seen how internet-based services are being used in committing a crime. On the premises that WhatsApp has become a verb, I will be discussing the … Read More

The Great Indian WhatsApp University

Srushti IyerLaw

WhatsApp is one of the most popular platforms for communication in India. With a user base of more than 400 million users, it has unfortunately become one of the most misused platforms, as far as misinformation and fake news are … Read More

Pegasus: the WhatsApp Spyware

Rachiyta JainCyber Security, Law

What is Pegasus? Pegasus is a type of spyware created by the NSO Group, a company based out of Israel. Like any other app, WhatsApp too had a loophole in its application which was exploited by the company by using … Read More

Are WhatsApp Group Admins liable for fake news?

Nitish ChandanLaw

Recently, WhatsApp has been the centre of attraction of many debates in India. Some calling action from the communication platform and some seeking assistance and accountability. While the pressing reason for this remains the incidents of mob lynching and the … Read More