Justice Srikrishna Committee Submits Draft Data Privacy Bill
The Justice Srikrishna committee, on July 27, 2018 submitted the draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2018 (“Privacy Bill”). The Privacy Bill governs how the personal data of every Indian citizen is stored and utilised. It further lays down the roles and responsibilities of all data processors and states the rights of each citizen with respect to their personal information.
Notification of Provision of Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018
The Central Government, on July 26, 2018 has notified that the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 (“Amendment”). Under this amendment, several changes have been brought to the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“Act’) wherein the scope of criminal misconduct under the Act has been amended to remove obtaining pecuniary advantage for oneself or for another against public interest, and only include misappropriation of property and amassing assets disproportional to known sources of income.