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HC seeks data to check if Lawrence Bishnoi TV interview triggered crime spurt

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Punjab DGP to submit data on the criminal cases registered after gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s interview with ABP News was broadcast last year, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Aug 8, 2024

Patanjali case: SC tells Modi govt to publicise complaints against misleading ads of medicines

The Supreme Court has suggested that the Ayush ministry should create a centralised dashboard to publicise and track the progress of complaints filed against misleading advertisements on medicinal or allied healthcare products, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jul 30, 2024

‘Cartoonists part of the press’: HC quashes case against Malayala Manorama over BJP leader’s complaint

The Kerala High Court has held that cartoonists are part and parcel of the press and are entitled to freedom of expression guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jul 30, 2024

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SC grants interim relief to Tamil Nadu YouTuber held over ‘defamatory remarks’

The Supreme Court has ordered the interim release of YouTuber Savukku Shankar, who has been detained as a “goonda” since May by the Chennai Police, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jul 18, 2024

‘Sting operation legal if done in good faith’: Kerala HC quashes cases against reporters

Kerala High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against two journalists over a “sting operation” in connection with the alleged 2013 solar panel scam, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jul 16, 2024

‘Political vendetta’: SC stays restraining order on Kannada channel that claimed Prajwal Revanna link

Noting that it “looks like a plain case of political vendetta”, the Supreme Court has granted interim relief to Kannada news channel Power TV and its affiliate Mitcoin Infrastructure by vacating an interim stay on the channel's broadcasts, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jul 12, 2024

Rajat Sharma’s videos ‘abusing’ Cong’s Ragini Nayak ‘not fake or edited’: X tells Delhi HC

X Corp, formerly Twitter, told the Delhi High Court that the videos posted by Congress leaders of IndiaTV chief Rajat Sharma allegedly abusing its spokesperson Ragini Nayak on live television are “not edited or fake”, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jul 12, 2024

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SC grants interim bail to Kejriwal, refers petition to larger bench

The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case that was filed by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the excise policy case, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jul 12, 2024

Delhi HC issues summons to Wikipedia over ‘defamatory edits’ on its page on ANI

Delhi High Court has issued a notice and summoned Wikipedia in a defamation suit filed by news agency ANI for “allowing defamatory edits” to their page on the platform, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jul 9, 2024

SC lays down framework for portraying persons with disabilities in visual media

The Supreme Court has laid down a framework for portraying persons with disabilities in visual media, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jul 8, 2024

‘Stealing my feeds’: ANI sues PTI for plagiarism, copyright breach, seeks Rs 2 crore

Delhi High Court has summoned news agency Press Trust of India in a copyright infringement and plagiarism case filed by Asian News International in connection with the videos of a Delhi-Darbhanga Spicejet flight’s air conditioner breakdown, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jul 5, 2024

HC restrains Kannada news channel from airing content over licence issue

The Karnataka High Court has passed an interim order restraining Kannada news channel Power TV and its affiliate Mitcoin Infraprojects from broadcasting content, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jun 27, 2024

PIL before Madras HC seeks special benches for cases against journalists, YouTubers and activists

A PIL has been filed before the Madras High Court seeking the constitution of special benches for quicker disposal of cases against journalists, YouTubers, and activists, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jun 25, 2024

‘Not targeted at any community’: HC lifts stay on Maharaj release on Netflix

The Gujarat High Court on Friday allowed the release of the film Maharaj on Netflix, which was earlier scheduled to be released on June 18, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jun 21, 2024

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Newslaundry · Jun 21, 2024

Day after bail, Delhi HC stays Kejriwal’s release

A day after a court granted bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi High Court has halted his release after the Enforcement Directorate opposed the trial court’s order, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jun 13, 2024

Days after Karnataka ban, SC suspends screening of Hamare Baarah

The Supreme Court has stayed the release of the movie Hamare Baarah and asked the Bombay High Court to take an expeditious decision on a petition alleging that the film was derogatory to Islam and married Muslim women, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · May 21, 2024

TV Today moves HC against US firm over copyright strikes against Insta page

TV Today Network Limited has again approached the Delhi High Court after it was denied relief by a panel – formed under the IT rules – over the suspension of the Harper’s Bazaar India Instagram page, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · May 20, 2024

Calcutta HC pulls up EC, restrains BJP from publishing ‘derogatory’ ads against TMC

The Calcutta High Court has restrained the BJP from publishing any “derogatory” advertisements against the TMC and pulled up the Election Commission of India for “grossly failing” to address the Trinamool’s complaints, Bar and Bench reported.

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Newslaundry · Mar 14, 2024

HC upholds order directing Bloomberg to take down Zee ‘irregularities’ report

The Delhi High Court has upheld the trial court order directing Bloomberg to take down a report alleging that the Securities and Exchange Board of India had found irregularities to the tune of 241 million US dollars at Zee Entertainment, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Feb 13, 2024

Delhi HC summons ANI over defamation complaint about triple talaq report

The Delhi High Court has issued summons to ANI over a man’s defamation complaint alleging that the agency carried his wife’s interview and a report in which she falsely accused him of giving her instant triple talaq for not giving birth to a male child, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Feb 12, 2024

NewsClick withdraws petition against tax notices in SC, likely to move tax tribunal

NewsClick has withdrawn its petition challenging two income tax assessment notices against it in the Supreme Court in order to move the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal for relief, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Feb 6, 2024

NCLT seeks Sony response to Zee plea seeking merger

Correction at 11.45 am on June 18: This report earlier carried a logo which belonged to Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL) instead of Zee Entertainment Enterprises. ZMCL is not involved in the transaction between Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited and Sony Pictures Networks India. The error is regretted.

Newslaundry · Feb 5, 2024

HC refuses to junk defamation case against Kejriwal over Dhruv Rathee video

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash a criminal defamation case against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kerjriwal for retweeting a video on the BJP’s IT cell by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jan 23, 2024

HC grants anticipatory bail to ABP journalist booked ‘after mining video’

Freedom of press is indispensable to democracy, observed the Calcutta High Court as it granted anticipatory bail to a journalist who was booked in an extortion case after he shot videos on illegal mining, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jan 22, 2024

Days after he turned approver, NewsClick HR head withdraws plea against remand

NewsClick HR head Amit Chakraborty has withdrawn his plea before the Supreme Court against his arrest and police remand in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case against him, Bar and Bench reported.

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