Cyberlaw India is an organization that is dedicated to the passing of relevant and dynamic Cyberlaws in India. Considering India is one of the biggest economies impacting electronic commerce and the biggest markets to target, it is but natural to accept that India should have in place appropriate enabling legal provisions for effective and secure cyber transactions.

Cyberlaw India as an organization, has been active since late 1990’s in India. This organization has been spreading awareness through various means, amongst the people at large about the necessity of the Cyberlaws and the need for having strong and vibrant Cyberlaws in India. Cyberlaw India was responsible for conducting various programmes directing at creating more awareness about the needs for Cyberlaw in India. The Information Technology Bill 1999 when presented in Parliament, was appropriately analyzed at Cyberlaw India.Mr. Pavan Duggal, President, Cyberlaw India, was responsible for demonstrating various draw backs and lacuna of the said legislation. After the passage of the Indian Information Technology Act 2000, Cyberlaw India was engaged in initiatives, programmes and events that were targeting at creating more awareness amongst the relevant stake holders abut the Indian Cyberlaw namely the Information Technology Act 2000, its salient features and how the said law impacts their day to day operation. Cyberlaw India was also responsible for demonstrating the draw backs, grey areas and loopholes in the Information Technology Act 2000.

Cyberlaw India has been in the forefront of creating more awareness about effectively strengthening the law impacting Internet and computers within India. Mr. Pavan Duggal, has been actively associated with the Government of India, Ministry of Information Technology for the last so many years and has been actively contributing his inputs in this regard. Mr. Duggal of Cyberlaw India was also part of various governmental committees that were suggesting appropriate amendments to the Information Technology Act 2000. Meanwhile, the Government of India had tabled the Information Technology Amendment Bill of 2006 before Parliament. The Parliament referred the said Bill to the Parliamentary Standing Committee for its comments. Cyberlaw India was once again responsible for creating awareness about the new proposed amendments to the Information Technology Act 2000 in India. It was also the platform where the said amendments, their scope, ambit and ramifications were discussed in detail. Cyberlaw India was also responsible for identifying various loopholes and the inadequacies of the proposed amendments.

Mr. Pavan Duggal, President, Cyberlaw India, was responsible for testifying before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on three occasions in different capacities as an acknowledged international authority and expert on Cyberlaw, on the appropriateness, inadequacy and strengths as well as weaknesses of the proposed legislation.

The Government of India passed the Information Technology Amendment Act of 2008 in December 2008. The said legislation has become law with effect from 5th of February 2009. Cyberlaw India has been in the forefront of creating more awareness about the new amendments to the Information Technology Act 2000 and their ramifications and impact upon all relevant stake holders and corporate world.

Cyberlaw India believes that India must have the best cyber legal regime in the world. The cyber legal regime is critical not only for ensuring that India becomes an IT super power in the times to come but also for providing appropriate building blocks for the achievements of the above stated goal .

Cyberlaw India will continue to be committed towards further strengthening the relevant Cyberlaw in India. Cyberlaw India would also further be actively engaged in pointing out for the necessity for having in place the dedicated legislations on data protection, privacy as well as cyber crimes, given the emergence of Information Technology Enabled Services and the new developments on the internet.