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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's (‘MEITY') release of the Draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2025 (‘SGI Amendment') is another spoke in the wheel of regulating internet aspects through the ‘intermediary' route under the Information Technology Act, 2000 (‘IT Act')

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a master direction on outsourcing of information technology services by REs (as described below) on 10 April 2023 (Direction).

The regulatory framework governing gaming in India has long been marked by regulatory uncertainty characterised by inconsistent state legislation and evolving jurisprudence. Historically, Indian gaming jurisprudence drew a sharp distinction between games of skill and games of chance, with Courts repeatedly holding that skill-dominant games such as rummy and certain formats of poker could not be equated with gambling, thereby granting them constitutional protection under Article 19(1)(g).

Market definition is arguably the most essential analytical tool which antitrust regulators across the globe use to analyze competition concerns. An inaccurate market definition would entail incorrect

The Consumer Protection Rules, 2020 ("Rules") were notified in accordance with the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 on July 23, 2020.

The term 'contract' is defined under Section 2(h) of the Contract Act, 1872 (Contract Act) as an agreement enforceable by law. Although, Contract Act does not specifically provide for electronic...

In this COVID-19 era, when most of the hospitals and health care facilities are dedicated to treating COVID-19 patients, it is the e-health technology that is coming to the rescue of non-COVID-19 patients.

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry has released Press Note No. 3 (2016 series) dated 29th March, 2016 wherein it has released guidelines for Foreign Direct Investment on E-commerce.

The plaintiff in the case, one Christian Louboutin is a luxury brand which is specialized in shoes and other related goods, Christian Louboutin has many products which enjoy exclusivity

One debate in the world of Copyright Law that has not left the limelight since the time it has started is related to the ‘inclusion of internet and online streaming platforms as Broadcasting Organisation under Section 31D'.

Trade secret law safeguards technological and commercial information that is not commonly recognized in the trade and prevents others from commercially exploiting it without authorization.

The 2020 Review of USTR Notorious Markets List for Counterfeiting and Piracy released by the Office of United States Trade Representative emphasizes on physical & online markets facilitating substantial copyright piracy and trademark counterfeiting.

As a matter of public policy, under the rubric of <I>‘fair use doctrine’</I> certain acts are kept out of the domain of copyright infringement. There are multifarious reasons underlying these statutory exceptions.

In a recent case, the Hon'ble Delhi High Court vide its order in the case Tanul Thakur v. Union of India , has directed the Committee constituted by MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) under the...

In line with the government's continued efforts to curb the broadcasting and publishing of advertisements relating to online betting platforms, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ("I&B Ministry")...

Given the increased proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across various industries and markets, regulatory scrutiny around application of AI has been rather inevitable. This reflects in Advertising Standards Council of India’s (ASCI) Draft Guidelines for Responsible Labelling of AI-Generated Content in Advertising published on 8 May 2026 (Draft ASCI Guidelines).