Category Archives: Cyber Law

BWSSB website account suspended?

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board website www.bwssb.org appears to have been offline. There is an error message which says “Account Suspended”. What this may mean is that the board has failed to renew the domain name. Hope the … Continue reading

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E Registration of Rent agreement

It is reported that IG Maharashtra has introduced a system of E-Registration of Rent and Lease agreements. See Report here “It is necessary for the people to provide their Aadhaar card. The people have to pay and stamp and registration … Continue reading

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Why ECI is hesitant to allow E Voting for NRIs?

Way back in 2010, voting rights were granted to NRIs in India. However it is required for NRIs to physically be present in India to cast their votes. This is practically impossible and hence the so called voting rights to … Continue reading

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Maharashtra Adjudicator defines CDR as “Sensitive Personal Information”

In an interesting case decided by the Maharashtra Adjudicator Mr Rajesh Aggarwal, compenation of Rs 18 lakhs was granted to a client against the Bank (ICICI Bank) and the Mobile Service Provider(Vodafone) in a phishing case. The case was handled … Continue reading

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Abolition of Personal Income Tax

A discussion has now ensued in India about the possibility of personal income tax being completely abolished if BJP comes to power. This proposal though is in the initial stage of discussion and yet to be adopted into the manifesto … Continue reading

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Electronic Frauds in Banks.. New guidelines to benefit Customers

The year 2014 has started with some good news for Bank fraud vicitms. According to today’s Economic Times, it is stated that the new code released by the Banking Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI) states that “Customers will … Continue reading

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