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Abhisar Sharma moves SC against Assam FIR

Abhisar Sharma has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Assam police case against him and the constitutionality of section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita under which it was lodged, among other sections, LiveLaw reported. 

Newslaundry · Aug 27, 2025

SC stays coercive action against Siddharth Varadarajan and Karan Thapar in Assam FIR

Days after the Guwahati Crime Branch booked The Wire’s founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and senior journalist Karan Thapar under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and other charges, the Supreme Court granted them interim protection from arrest, LiveLaw reported.  

Newslaundry · Aug 22, 2025

FIR on Operation Sindoor article, SC grants Siddharth Varadarajan protection from arrest

The Supreme Court has granted protection from arrest to the Wire’s founding editor Siddarth Varadarajan in an FIR lodged against him under section 152 of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita in Assam, LiveLaw reported.

Newslaundry · Aug 12, 2025

Remove words like ‘hafta wasooli’ from video: HC to YouTuber Mohak Mangal

Hearing ANI’s defamation suit against YouTuber Mohak Mangal, the Delhi High Court on Thursday orally suggested that certain words used by the YouTuber in his video were “offending”, LiveLaw reported. 

Newslaundry · May 29, 2025

Futile to continue with lookout circulars against Roys: Delhi HC to CBI

The Delhi High Court has told the CBI that it would be “futile” to continue with the Lookout Circulars issued against former NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy, LiveLaw reported.

Newslaundry · May 23, 2025

SC may hear Mahmudabad plea on May 21, arrest draws sharp criticism against BJP

A day after his arrest, Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad has approached the Supreme Court seeking interim relief. The court is likely to hear the matter on Wednesday, according to LiveLaw.

Newslaundry · May 19, 2025

‘Not court’s duty to tell media to take down this or that’: SC rejects ANI’s plea to remove Wikipedia page

The Supreme Court of India on Friday set aside a Delhi High Court order requiring the removal of a Wikipedia page detailing a defamation lawsuit filed by ANI against Wikimedia Foundation, LiveLaw reported. 

Newslaundry · May 9, 2025

SC notice to Samay Raina, 4 others on ‘insensitive jokes’

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to comedians Samay Raina, Vipun Goyal and three others in a petition over their alleged insensitive jokes on persons with disabilities, according to LiveLaw.

Newslaundry · May 5, 2025

SC notice to centre over 4PM editor-in-chief’s plea

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the centre on a plea filed by Sanjay Sharma against the blocking of his YouTube channel 4PM on purported grounds of national security and public order, LiveLaw reported.

Newslaundry · May 5, 2025

‘Ramdev not in anyone’s control’: HC contempt notice to Patanjali founder

Days after he was pulled up for bizarre remarks accusing Hamdard’s Rooh Afza of “sharbat jihad”, Patanjali founder Baba Ramdev has again drawn flak from the Delhi High Court, according to LiveLaw.

Newslaundry · May 1, 2025