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Delhi HC to hear defamation plea against Republic TV and Times Now channels from 34 Bollywood productions

9 Nov 20209 Nov 2020

The petitioners claimed that these so-called “media trials” were infringing on their right to privacy under Article 21 of the Constitution. They also felt that their reputation was being spoiled…

Karnataka High Court declares former State Home Minister KJ George innocent of abetment to suicide charges

9 Nov 20209 Nov 2020

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against former Minister KJ George and two IPS officers in a case involving the abetment to suicide of police officer…

Gujarat HC allows single woman to stay employed until she clears the AIBE in a progressive ruling

9 Nov 20209 Nov 2020

Rules 1 and 2 of the Bar Council do not allow a person to be an advocate while being enrolled or employed in any other corporation or government sector. Rule…

Contempt proceedings against Jaganmohan Reddy rejected

Attorney General KK Venugopal refused to initiate proceedings against the CM of Andhra Pradesh Jaganmohan Reddy for contempt. Earlier the same was rejected when Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay to initiate contempt…

Suar bye-election order of high court stayed by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has provided relief to Abdullah Azam Khan, son of Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan. Abdullah Azam Khan had said that the Allahabad High Court had displayed “unusual…

Jharkhand commercial mining: Supreme Court orders stay on action by miners till further orders

As coal blocks start being auctioned in Jharkhand, the Supreme Court has ordered that all these and any subsequent order of license, lease, etc shall be provisional for now, subject…

Allahabad High Court: Can a new pump be installed near an already installed pump?

The Allahabad High Court held that an operator of already installed petrol pump does not have the right to oppose the new ump getting installed near it. The petition is…

SC orders Airtel, Vodafone to disclose segmented offer details to TRAI

A three judge bench of Chief Justices SA Bobde, A S Bopanna and V S Subramaniam has ordered telecom companies Airtel and Vodafone to disclose details on their offers to…

No Interim Relief for Arnab Goswami on Friday, Hearing to be continued on Saturday

The Bombay High Court has deferred hearing of the habeas corpus petition filed by Republic TV Chief Arnab Goswami against his arrest and remand in the 2018 abetment to suicide…

Karnataka HC seeks response from State Government as to the location of existing JJBs across districts

A case was filed concerning the filming of child pornography in child care centres. The petitioner referred to a 2019 judgement regarding the issue of child-friendly courts. A division bench…