28 January 2025 The remedial consequences of torts and breach of contract The primary remedy for breach of contract is damages, which are assessed by reference to loss suffered by the claimant. Why do proprietary tortious claims do not seek similar remedies? Categories Private Law
2 January 2024 The Supreme Court’s Article 370 Judgment: On Representative Democracy – A Comparison with Miller 1 Supreme Court of India has chosen to defer to the executive, despite the constitutional requirement of involving the direct representatives of people of J & K. Categories Federalism/Supreme Court
25 November 2023 Data Protection – If its public, its not personal #3 Section 3 of Digital Personal Data Protection Act excludes from its scope any personal data in public domain. This post points out that this undermines privacy. Categories Data Protection/Technology Law
14 September 2023 Data Protection – DPDPA casts a wide net #2 In this second post in the series of India’s data protection legislation, I examine the territorial scope of the act. Categories Data Protection/Technology Law
12 August 2023 Data Protection – Overview of DPDPA, 2023 #1 First post in a series on the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. In this post, I discuss the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of this significant legislation. Categories Data Protection
24 July 2023 Monitoring Shutdowns – Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir (June 28, 2023) #3 Government of Jammu & Kashmir restricted internet services to 2G speeds in District Kishtwar on June 28. Unsurprisingly, the Confirmation Order raises more questions than answers. Categories Monitoring Shutdowns
16 July 2023 Data Protection: The conspicuous omission of victim compensation in DPDPB, 2022 Central Government has discarded the provision which would have enabled data principals to seek compensation from fiduciaries. The Bill also proposes to omit Section 43A from the IT Act, 2000. Categories Data Protection
7 July 2023 Ignoring grammar to undermine speech The Karnataka High Court has upheld the practice of the Union Government to block accounts on Twitter without granting users a hearing. Categories Intermediary Liability/Speech
28 June 2023 Monitoring Shutdowns – Kolhapur, Maharashtra (June 7, 2023) #2 Internet was suspended in Kolhapur on June 8 after protestors clashed with the police to demand action against those who praised Aurangzeb on social media. Categories Monitoring Shutdowns
22 June 2023 Allahabad HC judicially censors a documentary Al Jazeera’s documentary titled ‘India..who lit the fuse?’ has been temporarily banned without even examining its contents or hearing counsel for Al Jazeera. Categories Right to Information/Speech