News Update Section 66A of the IT Act is still used: Supreme Court orders all States to probe this 4 Aug 20214 Aug 2021 In the landmark March 2015 case of Shreya Singhal , Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, was repealed. Despite the striking down of Section 66A, its continued use,…
News Update IT Rules 2021: J. Bhambhani divests him from addressing a challenge to the new legislation filed by Quint and The Wire 23 Jun 2021 Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani of the Delhi High Court exempted him from considering cases against the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“IT Rules, 2021”).…
News Update An Australian court will look into India’s travel ban after a man in Bengaluru filed a petition 6 May 2021 On Wednesday, an Australian court agreed to consider a case challenging the country's contentious ban on people returning from coronavirus-affected India. A federal court has agreed to hear a lawsuit…
News Update A Mexican court has halted the implementation of a new electricity law 20 Mar 2021 A Mexican court has ordered the new electricity law, which aims to strengthen the state-run company Comision Federal de Electricidad, to be suspended indefinitely (CFE). President Andrés Manuel López Obrador…
News Update Delhi High Court seeks Central government response in suit for damages in relation to property forfeited during 1975 National Emergency 11 Jan 2021 In a suit seeking damages in relation to a property that was forfeited during the 1975 Emergency, the Delhi High Court today sought a reply from the Central Government. A…
News Update Jammu and Kashmir High Court directs doctors to end two-finger test in rape cases 28 Dec 2020 The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has strictly asked health professionals in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh to stop the practice of two-finger test on rape…
News Update H1B Lawsuit filed against Dept. of Labor by 17 individuals, organizations 20 Oct 2020 Case against the United States Department of Labour has been brought by 17 people and groups, including universities and businesses, who contest its latest provisional Final Rule on Wages pertaining…
