Five-judge Constitution Bench of SC refers question of Right to Privacy to nine-judge Bench
Jul 18, 2017
Today, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) heard the batch of 22 petitions led by Justice K.S. Puttaswamy & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. [W.P.(C). No. 494/2012], which…
Revised CRI Guidelines – Ambiguity replaces certainty
Jul 06, 2017
The Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks has published the modified Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs) by office order dated 30-6-2017. The revised…
Hearing Update: Shantha Sinha & Anr. v. Union of India; June 27th, 2017
Jun 28, 2017
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, heard the petition against notifications making Aadhaar mandatory for social welfare schemes [Shantha Sinha & Anr. v. Union of India (W.P. (C) 342/…
Delhi Tech Talks [June 23, 2017; New Delhi]
Jun 26, 2017
On June 23, 2017, the second edition of Delhi Tech Talks – a collaborative series of quarterly discussions on the state of tech policy in India – was organized by the Centre for Communication…
Real World IoT Security Conference 2017 [June 20, 2017; Bengaluru]
Jun 25, 2017
SFLC.in was a community partner at the Real World Internet of Things Security Conference (RISC) organized by the EFY Group on 20th June 2017 at Hotel Park Plaza, Bengaluru.
Panel Discussion on 03 June 2017: “Tech Policy Talks”
Jun 02, 2017
Software Freedom Law Centre, India (SFLC.in), along with Democratic Alliance for Knowledge Freedom (DAKF), is organizing a panel discussion titled, “Tech Policy Talks” on Saturday, June 3, 2017, from…
SFLC.in & 17 other NGOs file an intervention before France’s highest court on dangers of the ‘right to be forgotten’
May 29, 2017
SFLC.in joined 17 other non-governmental organisations from across the globe as amicus in a voluntary intervention filed before France’s highest court, the Council of State (Conseil d’État), raising…
Hearing Update: Shantha Sinha & Anr. v. Union of India; May 19th, 2017
May 19, 2017
The petition against notifications making Aadhaar mandatory for social welfare schemes- Shantha Sinha & Anr. v. Union of India [W.P. (C) 342/2017] was taken up in the Supreme Court today before a…
Summary Report – Revisiting Aadhaar: Law, Tech and Beyond [May 9, 2017; New Delhi]
May 15, 2017
On 9th May, 2017, SFLC.in in association with IT for Change and Digital Empowerment Foundation, organized a panel discussion titled “Revisiting Aadhaar: Law, Tech and Beyond” at India International…
Panel Discussion – Revisiting Aadhaar: Law, Tech and Beyond [May 9, 2017; New Delhi]
May 05, 2017
The last one year has seen a number of interesting developments around the Aadhaar project, such as the notification of the Aadhaar Act, Aadhaar enrolment being made mandatory for availing various…
RTI responses provide copies of Internet shutdown orders
May 05, 2017
India has seen a steep rise in the number of Internet shutdowns over the last few years.
Supreme Court hears the Aadhaar-PAN case; updates from Day 6
May 04, 2017
Arguments in the Supreme Court litigations around linking Aadhaar with PAN, challenging the constitutionality of Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act, were concluded today by Senior advocate Mr.
