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Since the past 3 (three) years, food deliveries have almost become an intrinsic part of our lives. Growing at a rate of 12% annually, food deliveries today comprise of 29% of a restaurant’s total revenue[1] and service 182 million users.[2] Economical meals, availability of multiple cuisines, and promotional schemes have all been instrumental to thisRead more

This article traces how courts across India have interpreted some crucial concepts pertaining to Safe Harbour law in India. It is Part II in our series of articles which trace the evolution of Safe Harbour law in India. You can read Part I of this series here. To recap– in the on-line world, Safe HarbourRead more

Vantage Point This is a compilation of selected posts on our LinkedIn page from October and November 2019. Alco-tech In a major setback for the alco-tech industry, the Karnataka High Court recently delivered a judgment deeming the online sale and delivery of alcohol illegal. A significant development for not just the liquor industry, it mayRead more

This article summarises our observations on the impact the proposed amendments to intermediary guidelines are likely to have. It is a selected excerpt from our series tracking the Evolution of Safe Harbour provisions in India, available here. A further excerpt outlining the current statutory framework for availing Safe Harbour protection under the IT Act andRead more

This is a quick guide to the evolution of safe harbour provisions under Indian Law and how proposed amendments are likely to impact them. If you wish to skip the history of safe harbour provisions under Indian Law and want to learn about the the current safe harbour framework, please see our visual guide here.Read more

This article outlines the current statutory framework for availing Safe Harbour protection under the IT Act and the areas of challenge in the existing law. It is a selected excerpt from our series tracking the Evolution of Safe Harbour provisions in India, available here. A further excerpt summarising our observations on the impact proposed amendmentsRead more

1. Preliminary  1.1 Google hosted the fifth edition of its annual Google for India event on 19 September 2019. Google launched a range of products and services during this event and provided an insight into the work it is doing around technology in India. India’s information technology (“IT”) minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, was also invited byRead more

We are delighted to announce the launch of the ‘Digital Technology Policy for India’s USD 5 Trillion Economy’, an IAMAI report authored by Ikigai Law (available here). The report was launched in New Delhi on 24 September 2019 by Sunil Jain (managing editor, Financial Express), Baijayant Panda (national vice president, BJP), Aruna Sundararajan (former secretary,Read more

1. Preliminary 1.1 On 12 September 2019, Facebook and the Ananta Aspen Centre organised an event titled “New rules for the internet – Shaping the digital economy”, with Sir Nicholas Clegg (Facebook vice president of global affairs and communications) as the key speaker and Mr. Baijayant Panda (Bharatiya Janata Party national vice president), as theRead more

This is a primer on the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (“CPA”). I. Context The Consumer Protection Bill, 2018, (“CP Bill 2018”) was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 5 January, 2018[1] and passed on 20 December, 2018[2]. It was then introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 7 January, 2018[3] but lapsed when it was dissolvedRead more