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[EPW] Banning Telegram is Futile and Illegal
Published in the Economic and Political Weekly (EPW). In this piece I have argued that the Delhi’s High Court’s judgment upholding the Telegram Ban is based on an incorrect interpretation of Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. Read More – https://www.epw.in/journal/acute-angle/banning-telegram-futile-and-illegal.html DM if you hit a paywall.
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Reply to [The Lack of Accountability within the NTA] [The Hindu]
I apologize in advance for the undeserving promotion I am going to be giving the article attached below. I read this Op-Ed in The Hindu today, and I find myself compelled to point out some glaring flaws. It is an ill-researched, and superficial. At the outset I must say that,…
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[The Quint] Banning Telegram is a Disproportionate Response to the NEET Paper Leak Crisis
Published in The Quint, in this Op-Ed I have argued that:- This ban has been imposed under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. However, the “NEET paper-leak” does not fall in ANY of the six conditions required for invoking the section. Further, the ban also directly violates the…
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SIR Judgment – Some Glaring Mistakes!
The Hon’ble Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar. There are at least two problems staring at us after the judgment. First, since the SIR was ordered ONLY to remove those voters who had migrated out of Bihar, there was…
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Hitting Pause and Play on Sedition
In May, 2022 (in S.G. Vombatkere vs. Union of India) the Supreme Court ordered that henceforth no FIR would be registered against anyone under Sec. 124A of the IPC [Sedition], and that any cases of Sedition that were pending would be “paused” (held in abeyance). As progressive and laudable as…
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Can Bail be given if UAPA case has dragged for too long?
In the past year Umar Khalid was denied bail by the Delhi High Court, and the Supreme Court. His case before both these courts was simple. He said, look – I have been in jail for almost 6 years, and my trial has still not begun. How long am I…
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Why no one can be forced to sing “Vande Mataram”
You cannot force someone to sing “Vande Mataram”! The West Bengal Govt. is entirely wrong for forcing recital of the song. No one can force you to sing the National Anthem, let alone Vande Mataram (the National Song). In the 1980s three children in Kerala were expelled from school because…
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NEET Leak and Charging the Accused [Part II]
In my last post [NEET Leak Part – I], I had discussed the futility of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, [the Act] and how it has no teeth. This post discusses some alternate provisions in law to prosecute the accused in the NEET paper-leak fiasco. First,…