Further to our Part I, this Part seeks to outline the rights of the OCI cardholders with regards to buying immovable property in India. Indian expats, the world’s second-largest diaspora, have since many years been some of the biggest investors in India and the depreciating Indian rupee has particularly intensified investments, especially in the real estate... Continue Reading →
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015 and major overhauls to galvanize expat investments (Part 1)
‘The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2015’ (“Act”) received the President’s assent and was notified in the official gazette on 10 March 2015 and is deemed to have come into effect retrospectively from 6 January 2015. The Act introduces the concept of 'Overseas Citizens of India (“OCI”) Cardholders' which merges together the OCI[1] and the Persons of... Continue Reading →
DIPP Notifies revised definition of Start-up
In our previous post on the Start-up India Action Plan (“Action Plan”), we discussed the various benefits announced for ‘eligible’ start-ups in the Action Plan and the regulatory changes that were proposed thereunder. We also highlighted that the Action Plan provided a definition as to what shall constitute an ‘eligible’ start-up. Further, the Department of... Continue Reading →
Privacy and Data Protection Laws in India (Part 3)
Further to our Part II, this Part seeks to outline the key provisions under other extant regulations in India that seeks to address the issue of data protection and individual's right to privacy. Protection under other regulations Apart from the Act, there are several laws that address the issue of the data protection and individual’s... Continue Reading →
Privacy and Data Protection Laws in India (Part 2)
Further to our Part I, this Part seeks to outline the key provisions of the first specific legislation in India that sought to address the right to privacy in respect of data protection. Protection under the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 (“Reasonable Security Practices Rules”)... Continue Reading →
Privacy and Data Protection Laws in India (Part 1)
India does not have a comprehensive legislation for the protection of privacy of an individual. Article 21 of the Constitution of India has been extended to include the right to privacy as a fundamental right available under the Constitution. However, being a fundamental right, it can only be enforced only against the State. The legal... Continue Reading →
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