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Status Delegated Country India (AP) Implemented May 8, 1989 Registry National Internet Exchange of India Websites registry.in 4 Domain Name Dispute Resolution 4.1 Registrant's Rights and Legitimate Interests in the Domain Name IANA;) initially delegated the ccTLD;) in the DNS;) root zone in 1989. The National Centre for Software Technology (NCST) was the sponsoring organization and initially served as the manager and operator of the .in ccTLD;) .[[2]]( The use(s) and actions as described below, of .in Domain Namespaces or its IDN;) 's, are not permissible: malware, phishing, pharming, botnets, fast-flux hosting and spam. Certain types of content are universally recognized as seriously abusive use of Domain Name services and where authorized/trusted Notifiers bring to .IN Registry’s notice the following types of content abuse(s), appropriate action(s) will be initiated by .IN Registry. Certain domain names have been reserved for use by the government, constitutional bodies, and the registry. The list, as of 2024, can be seen here .[[5]]( The .IN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (INDRP) sets out the legal framework for resolution of dispute(s) between a domain name Registrant and the Complainant, arising out of the registration and use of a .in domain name. Any Person who considers that a registered domain name conflicts with their legitimate rights or interests may file a Complaint to the .IN Registry on the following premises: the Registrant's domain name is identical and/or confusingly similar to a Name, Trademark or Service Mark etc. in which the Complainant has rights; the Registrant has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name; and the Registrant's domain name has been registered or is being used either in bad faith or for illegal/unlawful purpose. The Decisions with regard to the Disputed Cases can be accessed on the official website of covering the application, facts of the Case and the final decision. [[8]]( The pricing for the Registrars for Second Level Domains is INR 400/- per domain and for Third Level Domains such as .co.in, .net.in, .org.in it is INR 300/- per domain. And the registrars are free to set their own pricing. Apart from the per domain charges, there would be a one time registration fee of INR 50,000/- to be accredited by NIXI. [[9]]( Asia/Australia/Pacific, according to the ICANN Geographic Regions ( ICANN Geographic Regions ).