Author: bhaavya.singh

Introduction On 25th February 2021, the Government of India issued a notification introducing new social media intermediary rules called the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 under the Information Technology Act, 2000.[1] These rules sparked widespread debate on the right to privacy of Indian citizens and generated significant public criticism. While controversial, these rules exist and, like every coin, have both advantages and disadvantages. Social Media Intermediary – Defined The rules define a social media intermediary as a mediator between two or more clients that allows them to connect and use the platform to…

Introduction Consent in the Indian Contract Act, 1872 is defined under Section 13. Consent is described as an agreement “upon the same thing in the same sense” (consensus ad idem). Consent under Indian Contract Law is considered vitiated if it is obtained through undue influence, coercion, misrepresentation, fraud, or mistake, as provided under Section 14 of the Act. Misrepresentation is the presentation of a statement that does not prove true, made by one party to another, without the intention to deceive, to induce them into a contract. Consent obtained through misrepresentation makes the contract voidable, meaning it is valid but…