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For Reasons of State : Part 1
A post on why I strangely find myself supporting the government on privacy intrusion This is the first of my two part blogpost’s on the proposed ban on blackberry services in India. These series discusses the demand for establishing a blackberry server in India for the interception of communications. I argue that this an indicia [...]
article on online privacy in india
The Indian Journal of Law and Technology (IJLT), arguably the one of the best journals on law and technology published in India in its latest issue has published my article on Balancing Online Privacy in India. Leaving aside my visible bias for the journal, the article examines how courts have responded in cases of state [...]
3 G to 2 G…..
I had the opportunity to go through the recent recommendations released by TRAI. Though the entire recommendations report comes around 431 pages, a 13 page summary is also included in the recommendations report which gives a brief idea about various recommendations made by the authority. (For the recommendations please click here) The recommendations begin with [...]
for this accursed string strangles us all
I am quite fond of the quote, “for this accursed string strangles us all”. It is the cry by an Indian Mutineer who when lead to the gallows pointed to the telegraph line which would carry his execution orders and yelled it to the morbid amusement of our former colonial masters. The cry becomes relevant [...]
Section 5 of the ITA
Section 5 of the Indian Telegraph act can be considered as an effective tool of the state to keep an eye over its citizens. It is effective compared to other surveillance used by the state as it allows the Government to intercept communications and to regulate transmission. I recently came across this bit of news [...]
Schadenfreude in Mandarin
Image by Getty Images via Daylife With Google exiting china we can hardly hide our glee. It seems the tiger may finally steal a march over the dragon. Pop nationalistic sentiment may rise in some newspaper columns and talk shows calling it a victory of models of government. The model’s of government debate which is [...]
A few updates on 3 G spectrum Auction
Image by Getty Images via Daylife On 25th February the Department of telecom (DoT) issued the notice inviting applications (NIA) for bids on third-generation (3G) spectrum and the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA, which will be auctioned on April 9 . The Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) or Wimax spectrum auction would start two days after the [...]
Notice inviting application with Queries and Responses related to 3G Spectrum and BWA Auction
Image via Wikipedia On 25th February DoT published its Notice Inviting Application for 3 G Spectrum and BWA Auction (click here). While going through the Notice it can be observered that DoT deliberately sought to ignore few issues which have been the part of public discussion regarding allocation of 3 G spectrum. After being forced by the [...]
Public consultation, the right way
The Bt-brinjal consultation process has been unprecedented in several respects. Often we find politician’s referring to the metaphorical device of a “public debate” without following up on it. However, Minister of State for Environment and Forests, Mr. Jairam Ramesh followed through on his promises. What we saw were 7 public consultations, in which 8000 people participated. Views of expert scientists, farmers, chief ministers, non-governmental organisations were also solicited and considered.
No Longer A Moot Problem: The extent of CCI’s jurisdiction
A few months ago, with the ink still not dry on the notification enforcing the Competition Act, 2002, I drafted a moot court problem for the students of my alma matter on it. The problem essentially concerned the jurisdictional hurdles which the Competition Commission of India will have to pass.
