Legal awareness is promoted to empower citizens about their rights and responsibilities under the law. Several acts like the Information Technology Act 2000, Consumer Protection Act 1986, Right to Information Act 2005, and Copyright Act 1957 were passed to provide legal frameworks in their respective domains. These acts aim to prevent illegal activities, provide effective safeguards for consumers, promote transparency in governance, and protect creative works. However, cases still emerge where these laws are violated, highlighting the need for continued legal awareness programs.

1. Legal Awareness

2. Introduction
Legal awareness is the promotion of the public’s
knowledge of their rights and obligations according to
the Constitution, enacted laws.
Legal awareness lies at the base of any effort toward
legal empowerment.

3. Need of Legal awareness
 To empowers people to demand justice
 To prevent illegal activities

4. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000
 is an Act of the Indian Parliament notified on
October 17, 2000.
 Information technology Act 2000 consisted of 94
sections segregated into 13 chapters.
 The Act extends to the whole of India and except as
otherwise provided.

5. Deals with
 Legal Recognition of Electronic Documents
 Legal Recognition of Digital Signatures
 Offenses and Contraventions
 Justice Dispensation Systems for cyber crimes

6. Not applicable to
 negotiable instrument other than a cheque.
 a trust
 any contract for the sale or conveyance of immovable
property
 any such class of documents or transactions as may
be notified by the Central Government

7. After amendments in 2008 it named as Information
Technology Amendment Act 2008.
Some of the notable features of the ITAA
 Focussing on data privacy
 Focussing on Information Security
 Making digital signature technology neutral
 Inclusion of some additional cyber crimes like cyber
terrorism

8. Cyber Law
cyber crime is unlawful acts wherein the computer is
either a tool or a target or both.
Some Activities under cyber crime:
 Hacking
 Cyber Terrorism
 Credit card frauds
 Email spoofing
 Sending malicious codes through email

9. Cases against cyber crime
 Delhi student arrested for creating fake FB profile of
Commissioner. (The Indian Express)
 EIILM University VC, Chairman, Registrar arrested
for forgery, criminal conspiracy.
(indiaeducationreview.com)
 Engineering student arrested for cyber harassment
(NDTV)

10. CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1986
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 Enacted to provide for the better protection of the
interest of consumer.
 Act applies to whole of India except Jammu and
Kashmir.
 Chapter I, II and IV came into force on 15.4.1987.
Chapter III came into force on 1.7.1987
 The act was amended in 2002 and the amendments
came into force w.e.f. 15th March 2003.

11. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE ACT
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 The Act aims to provide better and all-round protection
to consumers
 Geographically applicable to whole India except Jammu
& Kashmir.
 It applies to all goods and services.
 It provides effective safeguards to the consumers against
different types of exploitation such as defective
goods, unsatisfactory services.

12. WHAT IS A COMPLAINT?
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“Complaint” means any allegation in writing made by a
complainant that :
 An unfair trade practice or a restrictive trade practice has
been adopted by any trader or service provider.
 The goods bought by consumer or agreed to be bought by
him suffer from one or more defects.
 The services hired or agreed to be hired by him suffer from
deficiency in any respect.
 A trader has charged for the goods mentioned in the
complaint a price in excess of the price-

13. WHAT IS A COMPLAINT?
Contd….
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fixed by or under any law for the time being in
force;
ii. displayed on the goods or any package containing
such goods;
iii. displayed on the price list exhibited by trader;
iv. agreed between the parties.
i.

14. WHO IS A CONSUMER ?
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 Any person who buys goods or avails services for
consideration
 Consideration may be fully paid, partially paid or
fully promised to be paid or partially promised to
be paid
 But does not include a person who obtains such
goods for resale or for any commercial purpose.

15. CONSUMER RIGHTS
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Eight rights
 Right to basic needs
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Food, clothing, shelter, health care, education, water and
sanitation
Right to safety
Right to information
Right to choice
Right to be heard
Right to redress
Right to education
Right to healthy environment

16. WHAT IS A DEFECT ?
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 Fault
 Imperfection
 Shortcoming
In the
 Quality
 Quantity
 Potency
 Purity
 Standards

17. WHAT IS A DEFICIENCY ?
 Fault
 Imperfection
 Shortcoming
 Inadequacy
In the
 Quality
 Standard
 Manner of performance

18. CASES AGAINST CONSUMER ACT
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Consumer court fines cola firm (Apr 30, 2013), TOI
 AHMEDABAD: A consumer court in the city has fined
Pepsico Holding India Pvt Ltd with Rs 20,000 after its soft
drink was found contaminated.
 The multi-national giant has been asked to deposit the
amount with the State Consumer Welfare Fund.
 consumer court concluded that it was unfair trade practice
and deficiency in service
 It asked the company to deposit Rs 20,000 with the state
fund as penalty and Rs 3,000 to the complainant towards
mental harassment.

19. RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005
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 Passed by parliament of India on 15th June 2005 and came
fully into force on 12th Oct. 2005.
 The Act applies to all States and Union Territories of India
except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
 Information disclosure in India was restricted by
the Official Secrets Act 1923 and various other special
laws, which the new RTI Act relaxes.
 Under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances &
Pensions

20. NEED OF RTI ACT
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Information is a key to
 Democratic process and good governance.
 Poverty eradication and human development.
 Realization of human rights.

21. OBJECTIVE OF THE RTI ACT
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 Empower the citizens, promote transparency and
accountability in the working of the Government,
make our democracy work for the people in real
sense.
 Making the citizens informed about the activities of
the Government.
 Minimize corruption and inefficiency in public
offices.

22. CASES AGAINST RTI ACT
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COALGATE SCAM MISSING FILES WITH CBI:TOI
 In a Right to Information (RTI) Act reply early this
year, the coal ministry had said that the files relating to all
coal block allocations from 1994-2012 were with the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
 The ministry's reply to the RTI query filed by NGO
Greenpeace in February is important as the government
has been saying that some of the files before 2004 went
missing.

23. Copyright Act
Copyright is a right given by the
law
to
creators
of
literary, dramatic, musical and
artistic works and producers of
cinematograph films and sound
recordings.

24. Need of copyright Act
 Economic rights of the author/ artist, and
 Moral Rights of the author/ artist
 Promote creativity.

25. Scope of protection in the Copyright Act
The Copyright Act, 1957 protects original
literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works and
cinematograph films and sound recordings from
unauthorized uses.
You can not store, reproduce, distribute, translate any
copyrighted work by any means.

26. Fair deal / Fair use
 for the purpose of research or private study,
 for criticism or review,
 for reporting current events,
 in connection with judicial proceeding,
 performance by an amateur club or society if the performance
is given to a non-paying audience, and
 the making of sound recordings of literary, dramatic or
musical works under certain conditions.

27. Legal awareness programs in india

28. Summery