Mason & Associates is defending Google in the Delhi high court against a writ claiming the “right to be forgotten” on the internet, in the second instance of such a claim before an Indian court.

Apar ( @aparatbar ) tweeted: “Comments on data retention of Aadhaar transaction data. Aadhaar not only breaches privacy but will become a ubiquitous surveillance system.” Apar Gupta , Sunil Abraham and Bhairav Acharya explain how Aadhaar could be hacked and how it’s a massive privacy risk. The Dange...

Defamation will no longer be a jailable offence under which journalists may be charged for their reportage, if the Foundation of Media Professionals’ (FMP) constitutional challenge to India’s criminal defamation provisions wins in the Supreme Court.

Despite all the legal firepower involved, it was far from certain that the case would go the way it did.

Apar Gupta, litigation partner at Advani & Co in Delhi, will go independent after having handed in his notice two weeks ago. Gupta commented: “Essentially I am leaving to start a solo litigation practice. “I have had a wonderful time in Advani and was involved in a lot of the firms work centere...

A high stakes case was part-argued today by government and petitioners on the constitutional validity of certain sections of the Information Technology Act 2000.