The government has sought a report from the Law Commission whether defamation should be decriminalized before responding to the Supreme Court which has asked it to file response in four weeks. The Law Commission has held a consultation on the subject and a report on its website said “respondents overwhelmingly expressed dissatisfaction with the present…
The Supreme Court recently made it mandatory for an aggrieved party to seek a court or government order and present it to the intermediary to take down objectionable or unlawful online content. The judgment watered down the provisions of Section 79(3)(b) of Information Technology Act. The intermediary in this case could be social networking sites…
With internet freedom on the brink of facing extinction, the social media is abuzz with trending hashtags like #NetNeutrality and #SaveTheInternet. In the present scenario, at the time when Internet has become an integral and incredible part of one’s life, the Internet Service Providers are trying to control the online traffic. As many netizens continue…
In a landmark decision last month, federal regulators in the United States approved new rules governing internet traffic which forbids wired and wireless internet providers from blocking or slowing down traffic from certain content providers and bans them from prioritising some content over others. The decision raised concerns that internet service providers would be prevented…
India’s IT boom, which started in the mid 90’s after the liberalization of Indian economy, was calling for an act which could look into its menace and provide the legal infrastructure to e-commerce of the developing economy of India. So, the Information Technology Act India was introduced in 2000. The act consisted of 94 sections…
A free, responsible and diverse media are as vital to parliamentary democracy as democracy is for freedom of speech and expression and independent media can play crucial role in building and moulding public opinion which in turn influences the decision-making process, Speaker of Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan said while inaugurating the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference CPA)…
A free, responsible and diverse media is as vital to parliamentary democracy as democracy is for freedom of speech and expression. An independent media can play crucial role in building and moulding public opinion which in turn, influences decision-making process, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said while inaugurating the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference (CPAC) on…
Actor Paresh Rawal today denied reports that his upcoming film “Dharam Sankat Mein” talks about the problems between Hindus and Muslims in the country. There were reports that the film was first shown to a Muslim maulvi and a Hindu pandit by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in order to avoid controversy after…
The Supreme Court will examine whether Indian Penal Code(IPC)’s section 499 relating to defamation and section 500 providing for punishment for defamation travelled beyond the constitutional provision imposing reasonable restriction on the freedom of speech and expression. A bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Prafulla C. Pant on Tuesday decided to examine whether sections…
The Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government will soon enact a law that will make it compulsory for every multiplex in the state to reserve one screen for Marathi movies during the 6 pm to 9 pm slot. This was announced by Culture Minister, Vinod Tawde, in the Assembly yesterday in his reply to a debate on…