Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

The Registration (Karnataka Amendment Bill 2015) was passed by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on 30th March 2015.  On the same day, it was also passed by the Legislative Council. Since the matter involved partial amendment of Indian Registration Act 1908, it has … Continue reading →

Today, Times of India has reported a Cyber Extortion attack on the Managing Director of a Company in Hyderabad. Typically in such cases, the data of the Company is hacked and encrypted. The authorized persons who try to access would … Continue reading →

The Government of Karnataka has recently passed an amendment to the Indian Registration Act 1908 through The Registration (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2015 which has been forwarded to the President of India for his assent. The bill has been drafted in … Continue reading →

The Government of India has announced a draft National Encryption Policy as an adjunct to the requirements under Section 84A of ITA 2008 which required a notification on the approved modes and methods and for encryption for use in e-Governance … Continue reading →

After the ITA 2000 was amended in December 2008, the gazette notification of 27th October 2009 brought into effect all the amendments. One of the amendments which therefore became effective from 27th October 2009 was Section 84A which was an … Continue reading →

It is reported that an expert committee on Cyber crimes has amongst other things recommended an amendment to Indian Evidence Act. Ostensibly the objective is to help law enforcement agencies to tackle new generation of cyber crimes particularly the mobile … Continue reading →