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SEBI Notifies Acceptance Of Digitally Signed POA From FPIs
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”), by circular dated 20.08.2026 (“FPI Circular”), has notified the acceptance of digitally signed power of attorney (“POA”) by foreign portfolio investors (“FPI”) and has accordingly amended the Master Circular for Foreign Portfolio Investors, Designated Depository Participants and Eligible Foreign Investors (“FPI Master Circular”).
India Commercial
Sagus Legal
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ASCI Releases Guidelines For Responsible Labelling Of Synthetically Generated Content In Advertising
On 29 September 2026, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) released the Guidelines for Responsible Labelling of Synthetically Generated Content in Advertising (Guidelines), following consultation on the draft guidelines issued in May 2026. The Guidelines set out labelling requirements for synthetic content in advertisements and identify prohibited use cases. The Guidelines come into effect three months after the date of publication (i.e., 29 December 2026).
India Media & IT
KC
Khaitan & Co LLP
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Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026: Recalibrating E-Commerce Compliance Across The Indian Data Privacy Framework
The Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, has amended the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 through the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) (Amendment) Rules, 2026, with the objective of strengthening consumer protection while facilitating a transparent and balanced regulatory framework for the e-commerce sector.
India Consumer
SR
S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates
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The Moving Target: How Indian Courts Built The Dynamic Injunction To Fight Digital And Broadcast Piracy
Online piracy has a structural feature that ordinary injunctions struggle with: when one infringing website is blocked, mirror sites, redirect links and slightly altered domain names appear almost immediately, hosting the same content. Requiring a rights holder to file fresh proceedings for each new address would make enforcement a game of whac-a-mole that the infringer always wins
India Media & IT
SR
S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates
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Smart Contracts And Blockchain Contracts: Reconciling Digital Autonomy With Traditional Contract Enforceability – An Indian Perspective
The emergence of blockchain technology has given rise to a new era in contractual relationships through the advent of smart contracts. These self‐executing digital instruments, governed by code on a decentralized ledger, promise efficiency, transparency, and security. Yet, their integration into traditional legal frameworks raises critical issues concerning enforceability, interpretation, and dispute resolution.
India Technology
ML
MZM Legal
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CERT-In’s New AI-Vulnerability Guidelines: A Quick-Reference For OEMs, Tech Vendors And In-House Counsel
Cybersecurity regulation in India has, until now, largely spoken to the entity that suffers the breach. The 2022 CERT-In Directions issued under Section 70B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 fixed a six-hour reporting clock on the organisation that detects an incident. The new Guidelines flip the lens onto the entity upstream of that breach, the OEM or technology provider that built the product in the first place. For the first time, vendors supplying software, firmware, cloud platforms, or APIs into India carry direct, time-bound, and independently verifiable obligations of their own and not obligations that are merely passed through a customer contract, but obligations CERT-In itself may enforce.
India Technology
SR
S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates
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Schools, Coaching Centres & Platforms Processing Children's Data: Are You Compliant?
Across India, educational institutions and businesses that deal with minors have made it a routine practice to photograph children celebrating achievements, post their names and images on social media, websites, and marketing material, share performance data with third parties, and collect biometric or health-related data — all without obtaining verifiable parental consent. These photographs and videos are posted without the child or parent having any meaningful opportunity to review, restrict, or object.
India Media & IT
SR
S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates
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Safe Harbour Defence In India: From The Presprective Of Information Technology Laws!
Safe harbour in the context of India’s IT landscape refers to legal immunities granted to online intermediaries, that is, platforms and services that merely transmit, store, or facilitate access to third-party content, shielding them from liability under certain conditions. Rooted in Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act), safe harbour has shaped the digital ecosystem in India by enabling platforms ranging from social media to e-commerce marketplaces to thrive without being held accountable for every piece of content their users generate.
India Media & IT
ML
MZM Legal
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Evolving Space For Dynamic Injunction In The Realm Of Growing Infringement In Digital Era
The internet is the most dynamic tool of the 21st century, with a myriad of applications that have drastically increased the flow of information across the globe. It has become the epicenter of human existence and a catalyst for development to an unprecedented extent. While its convenient and borderless nature has enhanced global connectivity, it has simultaneously given rise to modern-day quandaries.
India Media & IT
ML
MZM Legal
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The Connected-Vehicle Audit Mandate: Securing Firmware, Telematics And FOTA Loops Across Auto Supply Chains
A connected-vehicle, an automobile equipped with internet access, onboard sensors, and telematics systems that enable it to continuously share and receive data with cloud platforms, external devices, road infrastructure, or other vehicles, risk’s often becomes visible when a new platform reaches homologation, i.e., official regulatory approval, and an auditor asks for evidence that the manufacturer cannot produce.
India Media & IT
AA
Agama Law Associates
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Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS): India’s Next Leap In Electronics Manufacturing
On 31 July 1995, India heard its first mobile ring, when the then Union Minister of Communications spoke from Delhi to the then Chief Minister of West Bengal in Kolkata. For most of the two decades that followed, India consumed mobile phones without making them. In 2014, the country had only two mobile phone manufacturing units and was approximately 78% import dependent, with roughly 75% of domestic demand in 2014-15 being met through imports. Today, India has over 300 mobile manufacturing units and imports account for about 0.02% of domestic demand.
India Media & IT
SR
S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates
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