The Latest Breaking News from Bar and Bench

‘Can’t differentiate between reel makers and independent journalists’, says Modi govt

Responding to a petition filed in the Supreme Court challenging the detention of journalists during recent protests demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, the Centre told the Supreme Court on October 15 that it’s getting difficult to distinguish between a “reel maker” and an “independent journalist”, according to the…

Newslaundry · Oct 15

Gujarat court grants bail to journalist Ravi Nair in Adani defamation case

A Gujarat sessions court has granted bail to journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case filed against him by the Adani Group, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Sep 24

DIGIPUB calls journalist Ravi Nair’s continued imprisonment ‘deeply disturbing’

DIGIPUB News India Foundation, an association of digital news publishers, has condemned the continued imprisonment of journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case brought by the Adani Group. In a statement dated September 23, the media body said the case raises concerns that go well beyond one journalist.

Newslaundry · Sep 24

‘Attack on free press, fishing exercise’: HC quashes PMLA case against NewsClick

The Delhi High Court has ruled that the Enforcement Directorate’s actions against independent digital news outlet NewsClick and its founder Prabir Purkayastha – stemming from a foreign direct investment case – constituted an abuse of power targeting free and impartial journalism. The court has quashed the money laundering case against…

Newslaundry · Jun 10

Punjab journalist approaches HC over police summons after AAP’s ‘identical’ complaints

A journalist from Bathinda, Rattandeep Singh Dhaliwal, has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court after several police complaints were filed against him by AAP MLAs, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jun 9

HC refuses interim injunction in Anjana Om Kashyap’s case against Khan Sir, others

The Delhi High Court on Monday declined to grant any interim injunction in the defamation suit filed by Anjana Om Kashyap and TV Today Network against online educator Faisal Khan, widely known as Khan Sir, and several others.

Newslaundry · Jun 8

Why Railways had to pay 10 times the ticket price as compensation to 4 passengers travelling: 'Mental, physical & economic harassment...'

A consumer court in Bihar has held the Indian Railways responsible for failing to provide confirmed reserved berths to passengers after four travellers were allegedly forced to stand throughout their journey. The court ordered the railways to pay compensation for the harassment caused. The passengers, who had booked confirmed tickets…

The Economic Times · May 28

HC sentences YouTuber to 6 months in prison after remarks comparing courts to ‘dictatorship’

The Delhi High Court has sentenced YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja to six months in jail and a Rs 2,000 fine for criminal contempt of court, Bar and Bench reported. The court found certain remarks in his videos and during court hearings deeply disrespectful to the judiciary.

Newslaundry · May 20

Delhi HC recalls order quashing centre’s decision to deny OCI card to Siddharth Varadarajan

The Delhi High Court has recalled its order that quashed the central government’s decision to deny an OCI card to The Wire’s Siddharth Varadarajan, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · May 14

Ambani files defamation case against NDTV over ‘predatory strategies’

The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to NDTV and its CEO and editor-in-chief Rahul Kanwal after businessman Anil Ambani filed a defamation suit over the channel’s reporting on CBI and ED investigations involving his companies, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · May 7