Academic Year 2021-2022

Semester VIII
Batch (2018 – 23)

Teaching Plan
Information Technology Law

Mr. Ankit Shrivastava

(Course-in-Charge)

Symbiosis Law School, Noida

Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune

January 2022- May 2022

1. Introduction

Information Technology has entirely transformed the human life. With

advent of internet, any information can be accessed, stored, retrieved
and distributed speedily and easily. Electronic methods are taking
place of traditional methods in all walks of life. The commercial
transactions and individual functioning are more and more driven by
the digital technology. This development has put forth need for a law
to facilitate and regulate the information technology, which led to the
passing of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) and other
related legal frameworks in India.

The primary focus of this course will be on understanding the

applicability of Information Technology Law in India in detail, to learn
and understand the applicability of Information Technology Act, 2000,
core provisions of the Information Technology Act and regulatory
framework under the Act and to provide in-depth knowledge about the
adjudication of cybercrimes and cybercrime investigation.

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES (Knowledge, skill and outcomes)

A. Objective (Knowledge, Skills and Employability)

• To understand the general concept of Information Technology and
provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000 (Knowledge)
• To develop students' skill and knowledge and to further provide an
advanced conceptual understanding of applicability of Information
technology Act, 2000 (skill)
• To inculcate skill and understanding mechanism for Digital and
Electronic Signature and analyse regulations of certification process
followed by Certifying authorities in India. (Employability)
• To develop students’ skill in investigation of Cyber Crimes and
analyse different Evidentiary issues. (Employability)
• To critically analyse role of domestic statutory authorities and
International Organisations on Cyber Crimes and Computer
Evidence. (Knowledge)
• To interpret and apply the relevant Statutory provisions under
Information Technology Laws and critically evaluate the provisions
therein. (Skill)

B. Outcome (Knowledge, Skills and Employability)

• On successful completion of the course, the following outcomes will
be aimed: The learners will be able to understand and learn the
understand the general concept of Information Technology in
Indian scenario. (skill and Knowledge)
• The learners will be able to inculcate skill and understanding in
identifying key issues and problems related to investigation of
Cyber Crimes and further analyse how legislative framework in
India addresses the key issues. (Skill and Knowledge)
 • The learners will be able to understand the global position related
to Cyber Crimes and international framework of handling Computer
Evidence. (Skill and Knowledge)
• The learners will be able to critically analyse position in India by
analysing recent case law and legislative developments. (Skill and
Knowledge)

C. Subject Specific Activity

Information Technology Law will demand an ability to track and analyse the
recent developments in the domain and application of this knowledge to
solve legal questions arising because of fast paced changes in technology
related law.

3. LECTURES
A. Times and Attendance:
Two/Three lectures per week have been set aside for this course for each
division. Verify it from the Time Table assigned for each division. One
should duly check related notification From Academic Support as well as
‘Posts’ @Microsoft Teams.

As per Symbiosis International University Regulations, please note,

“Students are expected to attend minimum 75% of all scheduled sessions
and other forms of instruction as defined by the programme of study.”

The student will not be eligible to appear for the examination if he / she
fail to put in the required attendance. The Students can update themselves
of their attendance daily online in Attendance on Curiosity Portal at
https://siu.icloudems.com/corecampus/index.php.

B. Mode of Delivery:
This Course will be delivered in Synchronous (80%) and
Asynchronous (20%) mode. Session Plan, Lecture outlines (principally in
the form of PowerPoint slides), Hand-outs, reading material including e-
Books, and Articles as applicable in a given case, will be made available in
‘Class Materials’ @ Microsoft Team. To facilitate understanding of these
lectures, student should always read at least the relevant pages of
suggested readings in advance of each lecture.

C. Notifications:
Students are informed that notice/s, if required, with respect Academic-
Administration, will be sent, either by Course in Charge or Officer In
Charge, Academic Coordination, using ‘Posts’ @Microsoft Teams. Students
are required to keep themselves duly informed.

D. Lecture Outline: Synchronous Mode

Week 1 Lecture 1- Syllabus Preview/Teaching Plan
January 17, 2022
Week 2 Lecture 2- Introduction to Information
January 24, 2022 Technology & Law
Lecture 3- Introduction to Information
Technology Act, 2000
Week 3 Lecture 4- Applicability of Information
January 31, 2022 Technology Act, 2000
Lecture 5- Applicability of Information
Technology Act, 2000
Week 4 Lecture 6- Mechanism for Digital and Electronic
February 07, 2022 Signature
Lecture 7- Mechanism for Digital and Electronic
Signature
Week 5 Lecture 8- Regulation of Certifying Authorities in
February 14, 2022 India
Lecture 9- Regulation of Certifying Authorities in
India
Week 6 Lecture 10- Digital Signature Certificates
February 21, 2022 Lecture 11- Digital Signature Certificates
Week 7 Lecture 12- Subscribers
February 28, 2022 Lecture 13- Subscribers
Week 8 Lecture 15- Contraventions of Information
March 07, 2022 Technology Act under Section 43
Lecture 16- Contraventions of Information
Technology Act under Section 43
Week 9 Lecture 17- Adjudication of Contraventions
March 14, 2022 Lecture 18- Adjudication of Contraventions
Week 10 Lecture 19- Contraventions of Information
March 21, 2022 Technology Act Lecture 20- Contraventions of
Information Technology Act
Week 11 Lecture 21- Landmark cases
March 28, 2022 Lecture 22 - Landmark cases
Week 12 Lecture 23- Offences under the Information
April 04, 2022 Technology Act, 2000
Lecture 24- Offences under the Information
Technology Act, 2000
Week 13 Lecture 25- Offences under the Information
April 11, 2022 Technology Act, 2000
Lecture 26- Application of Civil and Criminal
Procedure
Lecture 27 – Application of Civil and Criminal
Procedure
Week 14 Lecture 28- Convention on Cyber Crimes
April 18, 2022 Lecture 29- Convention on Cyber Crimes
Lecture 30- Cyber Crimes: Investigation of
Computer Crimes
Week 15 Lecture 31- Cyber Crimes: Investigation of
April 25, 2022 Computer Crimes
Lecture 32- Evidentiary Issues
Lecture 33 – Evidentiary Issues
Week 16 Lecture 34- International Organizations on
May 02, 2022 Computer Evidence
Lecture 35- International Organizations on
Computer Evidence
Lecture 36- Position in India

Week 17 Lecture 37 Revision

May 9, 2022 Lecture 38 Revision

E. Lecture Outline: Asynchronous Mode

The following part of the course will be covered via asynchronous mode of
teaching, learning, & evaluation.

Asynchronous Mode

Week Video
No. Content

Week 3 Video 1 Introduction and Overview of

January 31, 2022 Information Technology Act, 2000
@ 3:30 PM Video 2 Applicability of Information Technology
Act, 2000
Video 3 Mechanism for Digital and Electronic
Signature
Week 4 Video 4 Regulation of Certifying Authorities in
February 07, 2022 India
@ 3:30 PM Video 5 Contraventions of Information
Technology Act under Section 43
Video 6 Adjudication of Contraventions
Doubt Clearing Session (Live)
Week 5 Video 7 Offences under the Information
February 14, 2022 Technology Act, 2000
@ 3:30 PM Video 8 Convention on Cyber Crimes
Video 9 Cyber Crimes: Investigation of Computer
Crimes
Week 6 Video 10 Evidentiary Issues in Cyber Crimes
February 21, 2022 Video 11 International Organizations on Computer
@ 3:30 PM Evidence
Doubt Clearing Session (Live)

The following part of the course will be covered via asynchronous mode of
teaching, learning, & evaluation. This part of course will be covered through
following three steps:
1) Asynchronous Teaching (15 Minute);
2) Followed by Learning Resources (Video, further reading) (45 minute);
3) Followed by, Student Involvement Practices (15 minute)

*Learners must watch these videos, compulsorily refer the related

reading material and participate in engagement activity, as per
applicable schedule. On competition of all three steps mentioned
above, the attendance will be granted for the said session.

*The schedule will be followed subject to changes due to

unforeseen and unavoidable situations.

4. READING AND MATERIALS:

A. Textbook:
• Vakul Sharma, Information Technology Law and Practice, Universal
Law Publication, (2012)
• Yatindra Singh, Cyber Laws, Universal Publication, 4th Edition (2010)
• Rodney Ryder, Cyber Laws, Wadhwa Publication (2008)
• Nandan Kamath, Law relating to Computers, Internet & E-commerce,
Universal Publication, 4th Edition (2009)
• Cyber Security and Cyber Laws, Wiley, New Delhi (2020).
B. Prescribed Legislations
• Information Technology Act, 2000
• Indian Penal Code, 1860
• UNCITRAL Model Law (1996)

Nevertheless, the text provides the basic reading for the course only. There
is much more to the than Information Technology Law this, and you will
undoubtedly benefit from undertaking some reading and study of your own.
It is creditable if you, in respect of the proper use of independent research
and study, follow up in the Law Library some of the case references,
periodical articles or other material referred to in the prime textbook or in
class – or even to do some research of your own. For supplementary
reading, you could, for instance, begin by consulting the relevant sections of
the “alternative” texts placed on loan in the law library. Thereafter you could
engage in your own research, with particular reference to eBooks, eJournals,
Case Comments, Case Notes, Research Material on online databases
including Hein Online, Ebrary, EBC Reader, Westlaw India, LexisNexis, SCC
Online, AIR, Manupatra, CLA Online, Kluwer Competition Law, Kluwer
Arbitration; Kluwer Patent Law, JSTOR; Emerald, EBSCO’S, Legit Quest, Sage
Journals, International Taxation, Oxford Handbooks; Sage Research
Methods, Nature Journal, McGraw Hill Education India E-Books, SCOPUS,
Web of Science, Pearson E-Books etc.

5. ASSESSMENT:
Information Technology is a 04 Credit course, so you will be examined in
this course for 100 marks. In totality, you will be examined in this course by
Internal (40%) and External Assessment (60%) format.

Internal Continuous Evaluation:

Internal examination will be conducted for 40 marks. It will include:
 i. First Mode of Internal Continuous Evaluation –Project (10
Marks) Examiner- Ankit Shrivastava
ii. Second Mode of Internal Continuous Evaluation – Case
Analysis (10 Marks) Examiner- Ankit Shrivastava
iii. Third Mode of Internal Continuous Evaluation –Quiz I (5
Marks) Examiner- Ankit Shrivastava
iv. Fourth Mode of Internal Continuous Evaluation – Tutorial
(10 Marks) Examiner- Ankit Shrivastava
v. Fifth Mode of Internal Continuous Evaluation –Quiz II (5
Marks) Examiner- Ankit Shrivastava

Term End Examination:

The Symbiosis International (Deemed University) will conduct Term End

Examination for 60 marks at the end of the semester. It will consist 6
Subjective- type/ cases and open problems/ questions (10 marks each) with
an alternative.

6. INTERNAL CONTINUOUS EVALUATION: MODE AND

SCHEDULE

A. Project Mode and Schedule:

First Component is Research Project –where each learner will be required to
review the allotted project to be evaluated out of 10 marks. The Project Topic
will be allotted by Course In charge. The Research project is aimed at
improving research and analytical skills to make students learning
academically more challenging and rigorous than standard lecture and test
format courses Project –Submission Guidelines: Please note that you are
required to submit it to on or before the date of submission. It should
comprise of Details of the Learner (Name, PRN, Division and Programme).
The project should be accompanied with Turnitin generated plagiarism
report. No submission will be accepted without plagiarism report. As per the
anti-plagiarism, the projects with more than 10% plagiarized content shall be
marked ‘zero’.Following are the guidelines for the project:
• Project will be allotted by Course In charge
• Word Limit (Not more than 1500 words)
• Complete Plagiarism report generated via Turn-it-in shall be submitted
• Turnitin report highlighting content similarity of Index should be of
≤10%. Similarity index more than 10 % shall invite strict actions and
the learner shall be awarded “zero” marks for the project.
• Despite the report’s content similarity being lower, if the Course-in-
charge identifies any form of plagiarism, undetected by Turnitin, the
learner will have to face a penalty of negative marking (Negative marking
of up to five marks).

Pertinent details respect to generation of Turnitin Report and its

 upload on ‘Assignment @Microsoft Teams' are as follows:

• Classes – course wise for Batch 2018-23 at Turnitin will be created

• Upload complete assignment in your respective Class @Turnitin
• Once the Turnitin report is generated, download it and then upload the
same report as is generated on ‘Assignment @Microsoft Teams', as
applicable in a given case, for evaluation. Late submission will invite the
deduction of two marks per day. Deduction of the marks to be calculated
from the last date of submission. The timetable of the Project, Tutorial
and Viva Voce is as follows:

Schedule –
Project
Allotment of Topics
Date of
Allotment of Topic Allotment of Submission Results
Topic

List of topics will be @ January 17, 2022 February 05, February

Teams 2022 16, 2022

Following are the parameters of assessment:

Parameters Weightage of Marks

Introduction 2 Marks
Content 5 Marks
Research Methodology, Analysis & 3 Marks
Conclusion

B. Case Analysis: Mode and Schedule

Second Component of internal continuous evaluation is a Case Analysis.
Wherein each learner shall be allotted one landmark case law from the
different topics of the course. The list of the case laws will be uploaded on
Microsoft Teams.

Case Analysis Submission Guidelines:

Please note that you are required to submit the Case Study on or before the
date of submission. It should comprise of Details of the Learner (Name, PRN,
Division and Programme). The case analysis/case study should be
accompanied with Turnitin generated plagiarism report. No submission will
be accepted without plagiarism report. As per the anti-plagiarism, the
submission with more than 10% plagiarized content shall be marked ‘zero’.
Following are the guidelines for the case analysis/case study:

• Topics for the case Study will be allotted by Course In charge

• Word Limit (Not more than 600 words)
 • Complete Plagiarism report generated via Turn-it-in shall be submitted
• Turnitin report highlighting content similarity of Index should be of
≤10%. Similarity index more than 10 % shall invite strict actions and
the learner shall be awarded “zero” marks for the project.
• Despite the report’s content similarity being lower, if the Course-in-
charge identifies any form of plagiarism, undetected by Turnitin, the
learner will have to face a penalty of negative marking (Negative marking
of up to five marks).Pertinent details respect to generation of Turnitin
Report and its upload on ‘Assignment @ Microsoft Teams' are as follows:
• Classes – course wise for Batch 2018-23 at Turnitin will be created
• Upload complete assignment in your respective Class @Turnitin
• Once the Turnitin report is generated, download it and then upload the
same report as is generated on ‘Assignment @Microsoft Teams', as
applicable in a given case, for the purpose of evaluation.
• Late submission will invite the deduction of two marks per day. Deduction
of the marks to be calculated from the last date of submission.

The timetable of the Case Study is as follows:

Schedule – Case Analysis

Allotment of Topics
Submission Results
Date of Allotment
Allotment of Topic
of Topic
List of topics will be February 15, 2022
March 05, 2022 March 16,
uploaded @ Microsoft Team
2022

Parameters Weightage of Marks

Introduction 2 Marks
Content 4 Marks
Analysis & Conclusion 4 Marks

C. Quiz I- Mode and Schedule:

The third mode of internal assessment will be Quiz-I and shall be
conducted via online mode from the part of the course delivered via online
mode and shall have 5 multiple choice questions of 1 mark each There is
no negative marking. The duration of the quiz shall be 15 minutes. The
Quiz shall be prepared in the form of the fill in the blanks, true/false,
Statement/Code, Paragraph based, Data Based, Logical Sequence,
matching questions relating to the subject. The goal of the tutorial is to
prepare, motivate and help the students recall/remember what they
learned. It aims at judging the knowledge and Understanding of a
student.
 Schedule – Quiz I

Topic
(Lecture Plan – Asynchronous Date Time
Mode)
1. Introduction and Overview of
Information Technology Act,
2000
2. Applicability of Information
Technology Act, 2000 March 22, 2022 12:00 PM
3. Mechanism for Digital and -
Electronic Signature 12:15 PM
4. Regulation of Certifying
Authorities in India
5. Contraventions of Information
Technology Act under Section 43
6. Adjudication of Contraventions

D. Tutorial: Mode and Schedule

The fourth mode of internal Assessment is Tutorial. There will be one

tutorial of 10 marks, having minimum two questions. The tutorial will be
“Open Book Test”. It is designed to ensure that the students practice their
ability to reflect and relate theories and improve their expression style in
writing. It is aimed at improving the writing, research, communication, and
presentation skills. It is Open Book Examination i.e. examinees are allowed
to bring and use any material including Books, Articles, Hand Written
Notes, Hand Outs and alike printed material.

Date
Tutorial Topic
Test Result
1. Offences under Information
Technology Act,2000
April 05,2022 April 16, 2022 2. Evidentiary Issues
3. Investigation of Computer
Crimes

E. Quiz II- Mode and Schedule:

The fifth mode of internal assessment will be Quiz-II and shall be conducted
via online mode from the part of the course delivered via online mode and
shall have 5 multiple choice questions of 1 mark each. There is no negative
marking. The duration of the quiz shall be 15 minutes. The Quiz shall be
prepared in the form of the fill in the blanks, true/false, Statement/Code,
Paragraph based, Data Based, Logical Sequence, matching questions relating
to the subject. The goal of the tutorial is to prepare, motivate and help the
students recall/remember what they learned. It aims at judging the
knowledge and Understanding of a student.

Schedule
Quiz II
Topic
(Lecture Plan - Asynchronous Mode) Date Time
1. Offences under the Information
Technology Act, 2000
2. Convention on Cyber Crimes 12:00 PM
3. Cyber Crimes: Investigation of Computer April 19, 2022 -
Crimes 12:15 PM
4. Evidentiary Issues in Cyber Crimes
5. International Organizations on Computer
Evidence

7. Administrative Arrangements:

The Course in-charge of this course is Mr. Ankit Shrivastava. In case you
face any problem in dealing with the subject you may write at
ankit@symlaw.edu.in
 Annexure A

Appendix ‘A’ – Front Page and Cover

Title of the project

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Submitted by

Name of the candidate

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Division.... PRN...

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

Symbiosis International (Deemed University)

In

Month, year

Under the guidance of

Name of Course In charge

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Designation and official address of Course-in-charge

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 Guidelines for Project

Contents of Submission I Introduction

II Research Methodology

Hypothesis

Research Questions

Scope and Limitation

III Chapters

IV Conclusion and Suggestions

Bibliography should be as per Harvard APA Referencing System.