5 years, 2 months ago

SC refuses to entertain plea seeking linking of Aadhaar with social media accounts

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking a direction to the Centre to take steps for linking social media accounts with Aadhaar to check the menace of “fake and paid news“. The apex court is already hearing a separate petition filed by Facebook Inc seeking transfer of cases related to Aadhaar linking with social media accounts pending before high courts of Madras, Bombay and Madhya Pradesh to the top court. The plea has sought a direction to the government to link profiles on social media platforms, including those on Facebook and Twitter, with Aadhaar and also a direction to the Election Commission and the Press Council of India for suitable steps to control fake and paid news. It has also sought a direction to the Centre to deactivate duplicate and fake social media accounts in order to control fake and paid news.

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6 months ago

Have Social Media Intermediaries Taken Down Ads Of Medicines For Which Licenses Were Suspended? Supreme Court Asks Patanjali

Live Law

During the hearing of the misleading ads case pending against it, the Supreme Court today asked Patanjali whether pursuant to its notice, intermediaries and social-media platforms have taken down ads relating to the 14 Ayurvedic medicines for which licenses were suspended by Uttarakhand State Licensing Authorities.The bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Sandeep Mehta was dealing with an. During the …

11 months, 1 week ago

Delhi HC rejects pre-censorship of content against Rohingyas on Facebook

Op India

The Delhi High Court on 31 January rejected a petition seeking pre-censoring of content against Rohingya Muslims on Facebook. The plea was filed seeking an order compelling the Union Government to prohibit Facebook India from allegedly spreading “hateful and harmful content” against the Rohingya population on the social media network, but it has been denied by the Delhi High Court. …

11 months, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court Refuses Pre-Censorship Of Content Against Rohingya Community On Facebook, Says Treatment Can't Be Worse Than Disease

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has refused to pass an order directing the Union Government to restrain Facebook India from allegedly promoting “hateful and harmful content” against the Rohingya community on the social media platform. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that the suggestion that there should be prior censorship of any …

1 year, 1 month ago

Kerala High Court Directs Removal Of Offensive Facebook Post Of Ex-Judge Against Asianet News Editor

Live Law

The Kerala High Court yesterday ordered the removal of the offending Facebook post made by former sub-court judge S Sudeep against the Executive Editor of Asianet News Network Sindhu Sooryakumar. admitted the case and passed an interim order directing the State Police authorities and Meta Platforms Inc to remove and to prevent further circulation of the Facebook post. “Respondents 1 …

1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs Muslim Man Accused Of Forced Religious Conversion To Delete Social Media Posts Of Woman Within 48 Hours

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed a Muslim man, accused of forcefully converting a woman to Islam, to delete all his social media posts regarding woman within 48 hours, including images and comments.Justice Prathiba M Singh personally interacted with the woman in chambers who told court that the man had posted her videos on various social media platforms. The …

1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Dismisses YouTuber Manish Kashyap's Plea To Club FIRs Over Fake Videos

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the petition filed by YouTuber Manish Kashyap seeking to club the FIRs registered against him in Bihar and Tamil Nadu over spreading fake news about the attacks on Biharis in Tamil Nadu through fake videos uploaded in his YouTube channel. The counsel for the State of Bihar explained that the FIRs in …

2 years, 2 months ago

SC to Examine Plea Challenging Centre's Decision to Link Electoral Roll Data with Aadhaar

News 18

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea challenging the Centre’s decision that enables linking electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and Abhay S Oka tagged the petition filed by former Major General S G Vombatkere with a similar pending matter. Senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for the petitioner, submitted …

2 years, 2 months ago

SC to examine plea challenging decision to link electoral roll data with Aadhaar

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea challenging the Centre's decision that enables linking electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and Abhay S Oka tagged the petition filed by former Major General S G Vombatkere with a similar pending matter. Senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for the …

2 years, 4 months ago

Suspension Of Social Media Accounts: Delhi High Court Grants Time To Centre To Respond On Draft Regulatory Measures

Live Law

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted further time to the Centre to respond on the draft regulatory measures, if any, relating to social media platforms including de-platforming of users. Justice Yashwant Varma was hearing a bunch of pleas wherein various petitioners have approached the Court over suspension of their social media accounts, including the petition filed by Senior. Justice …

2 years, 6 months ago

Nupur Sharma Case: Supreme Court in the Age of Social Media

News 18

Several retired judges, bureaucrats and armed forces’ veterans have released a statement seeking recall of the remarks made by a Supreme Court bench on the Nupur Sharma case. While dismissing the petition of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, the Supreme Court bench said that her remarks set the country on fire and she was a threat to the security of …

3 years, 2 months ago

"Respect Public Sentiments": Delhi High Court Tells Twitter To Remove Objectionable Content Regarding Hindu Goddess

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has told the social media giant, Twitter to remove certain alleged objectional materials regarding a Hindu Goddess.Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh was of the view that Twitter should respect sentiments of the public as it was doing business for them. The Delhi High Court has told the social media giant, Twitter to remove …

3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court Seeks Response From Facebook On Plea For Action Against Impersonation And Other Privacy Concerns In The Platform

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has sought a response from Facebook in a plea of breach of privacy and impersonation, which takes on the social media platforms. While admitting the petition, Justice Yogesh Khanna issued notices to Facebook Inc and its Indian subsidiary within a week on rules/procedure/mechanism for redressal of the complaints, including cyber-crimes on their platform and. While admitting …

3 years, 5 months ago

Bombay High Court Dismisses Sanatan Sanstha's Petition Against Facebook For Blocking Their Page

Live Law

The Bombay High Court at Goa, on Monday, dismissed Sanatan Sanstha's petition challenging Facebook's decision to block their social media page for violating their community standards. Regarding one of Sanatan's initial prayers to direct the Union and State to devise a mechanism to control social media platforms like Facebook, the court said, "These are mainly matters of policy and it …

3 years, 5 months ago

Smriti Irani :Supreme Court Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail To Man Accused Of Objectionable Facebook Post

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition filed by a man seeking anticipatory bail in an FIR registered by the UP Police over a Facebook post with alleged objectionable remarks against Union Minister Smriti Irani.A bench comprising Justices Sanjat Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta expressed disinclination to entertain the petition filed by one Shaharyar Ali, following which. …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Riots: SC dismisses plea by Facebook India\'s Vice President

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by Facebook India’s vice-president and MD Ajit Mohan challenging the summons issued by the Delhi Assembly's Peace and Harmony committee for failing to appear before it as witness in connection with the north-east Delhi riots last year. Recognising the powers of Delhi Assembly’s committee to summon officials of the …

3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Assembly committee not a prosecuting agency, says Supreme Court

Op India

On Thursday, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed by Facebook India Vice President Ajit Mohan challenging the summons issued to the social media giant by the “Peace and Harmony” Committee of the Delhi Legislative Assembly in connection with the Anti-Hindu Delhi riots that occurred last year. On September 23, 2020, Facebook India Vice President Ajit Mohan had filed a …

3 years, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court Seeks Status Report In Plea Seeking Constitution of SIT To Investigate Into Alleged Digital Fraud And Click Fraud Scam By Facebook

Live Law

The Delhi High Court recently sought Delhi Police Cyber Cell's status report in a plea pertaining to alleged click fraud and other digital criminal frauds hatched by Facebook thereby seeking directions on Union of India, Delhi Police and Cyber Crime Cell to jointly constitute a Special Investigation Unit for investigating into the complaint made by the petitioner company. Justice Anu …

3 years, 10 months ago

"Open To Petitioner To Live In The Stone Age, Courts Can't Impose Sanctions On How Media/Social Media Operates": Madras HC

Live Law

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea seeking directions to the respondents to take necessary steps to control, monitor, guide, and to form a panel of censor members of the social platforms. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice R. Hemalatha was hearing the plea wherein one S. Umamaheswaran who prayed before the Court to exercise its …

3 years, 10 months ago

Centre, Twitter India get SC notice on plea seeking mechanism to regulate content spreading hate

Firstpost

The plea has also sought directions to make a law as per which an action can be initiated against Twitter and their representatives in India for willfully abetting and promoting anti-India tweets and penalise them, as well as to conduct KYC for all social media handles in India New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre …

3 years, 11 months ago

SC Seeks Govt's Reply for Regulating Facebook, Twitter and More for Allegedly Spreading Fake News

News 18

The Supreme Court Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking framing of law to regulate social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter and make them responsible for allegedly spreading fake news and hate speeches. A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian issued notices to the Centre and others …

4 years, 2 months ago

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Directions To Hold Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter Etc. Responsible For Allegedly Spreading Hate, Fake News

Live Law

A Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre to frame laws for criminal prosecution of persons involved in spreading hate and fake news through social media. The Plea, which has been filed by Advocate Vineet Jindal through Advocate Raj Kishor Choudhary, states, "The petitioner, has been compelled to file the present …

4 years, 3 months ago

Plea Seeking Action Against Twitter For Allegedly Hosting Anti-India Content, Delhi HC Asks Petitioner To First Move A Representation Before Centre

Live Law

Delhi High Court has allowed the Petitioner to move a representation before the concerned authorities in a plea seeking regulation of anti-India content on social media. The order has come in a plea moved by Sangeeta Sharma, seeking a direction to be issued to the Ministry of Home Affairs to regulate the proliferation of anti-India content on social media. While …

4 years, 3 months ago

Facebook moves Supreme Court challenging Delhi Assembly summons

The Hindu

Facebook has moved the Supreme Court challenging the summons issued by the Committee of Peace and Harmony of the Delhi Legislative Assembly to appear before it in connection with “allegations” linked to the Delhi riots. The petition has been jointly filed by Ajit Mohan, vice president and managing director of Facebook India Online Services Private Limited; Facebook India Online Services …

4 years, 7 months ago

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Mechanism To Check Fake News & Instigative Content On Twitter [Read Petition]

Live Law

BJP leader Vinit Goenka has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Central Government to devise a mechanism so as to keep a check on fake news and instigative messages being circulated via social media, especially Twitter. The petition filed through Advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey states that in the absence of a proper mechanism, social media platforms are …

4 years, 8 months ago

'How Can We Stop It': SC Asks Petitioner To Approach HC In Plea Seeking Removal Of Communal Hashtags From Twitter

Live Law

The Supreme Court refused to intervene in a plea seeking for directions to Twitter for removal of communal hashtags on the social media platform and directed the Petitioner to approach Telangana High Court instead. The petition, filed by Advocate Khaja Aijazuddin, avers that hashtags on Twitter, such as #IslamicCoronavirusJihad, #NizumuddinIdiots, #TablighiJamaatVirus and others, which are trending on the social media …

5 years, 1 month ago

Aadhaar linking case: HC says no to order of linking social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN

Firstpost

HC says it would lead to data of genuine account holders going ‘unnecessarily’ to foreign countries. The Delhi High Court Monday declined to order linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN or voter ID card for weeding out fake accounts, saying it would lead to data of genuine account holders, who are much more in number, going “unnecessarily” to …

5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi HC declines to order linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN

Live Mint

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday declined to order linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN or voter ID card for weeding out fake accounts, saying it would lead to data of genuine account holders, who are much more in number, going "unnecessarily" to foreign countries. It said that in the instant case, linking of social media accounts …

5 years, 2 months ago

Madras HC Asks Man Booked For FB Post Against PM Modi To Not Use Social Media For 1 Year To Get Bail [Read Order]

Live Law

The Madras High Court recently imposed a condition of staying away from social media for one year for granting anticipatory bail to a Tamil Nadu resident who was booked for an alleged derogatory Facebook post against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The police had registered an FIR against Kanyakumari resident Jabin Charles under Section 505 of the Indian Penal Code and Section …

5 years, 2 months ago

Plea In Delhi HC Seeks Linkage Of Social Media Accounts With Aadhaar

Live Law

A plea has been filed before the Delhi High Court, seeking linkage of Social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter, with Aadhaar Cards. Accordingly, Upadhyay has approached the high court, seeking the above said relief, so as to weed out all fake social media accounts, frequently used by political parties and contesting candidates for self-promotion and other "electioneering activities", …

5 years, 2 months ago

Stricter social media regulations in India to be finalised in three months: MeitY

Firstpost

The internet has emerged as a potent tool to cause “unimaginable disruption” to democratic polity, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday while seeking three more months for finalising and notifying the rules that would regulate the functioning of social media intermediaries in the country. ‘Disruption to democratic polity’ The affidavit filed by Pankaj Kumar, Additional Secretary, MeitY, said, …

5 years, 3 months ago

MP Mahua Moitra Intervenes In Whatsapp Traceability Case In Madras HC

Live Law

MP Mahua Moitra, who is also a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, has sought impleadment as a Respondent in the Whatsapp Traceability case being heard by the Madras High Court. During the course of hearing, the Madras High Court said that it was not considering the prayer of aadhaar-social media linkage and was instead considering the …

5 years, 3 months ago

Plea filed in SC for linkage of social media with Aadhaar

India TV News

A public interest litigation was filed in the Supreme Court seeking to link social media sites including Twitter and Facebook with Aadhaar to weed out duplicate and fake accounts and control fake news. The plea has been filed by BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay who has sought direction to the Central government to take the necessary steps to deactivate duplicate, …

5 years, 3 months ago

Plea In SC Seeks Linkage Of Social Media Accounts With Aadhaar [Read Petition]

Live Law

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court, seeking linkage of Social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter, with Aadhaar Cards. The plea also sought in the alternative directions to the Central Government to take apposite steps to deactivate fake and ghost social media accounts in order to control fake and paid news. Considerably, Section 126 of the …

5 years, 3 months ago

Curb social media misuse: Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to state in three we-eks the time it needed to put in place rules to regulate and make accountable social media platform, so as to address state security concerns, individuals’ reputations and other misuse. Seeking a response from the information technology ministry on the time-frame for the rules that would …

5 years, 3 months ago

'Misuse Of Social Media Has Become Dangerous' : SC Directs Centre To File Affidavit On Guidelines To Prevent Misuse [Read Order]

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Central Government to file an affidavit regarding framing of guidelines to prevent misuse of social media by balancing the interests of online privacy and state sovereignty. Concerns of national security are also to be kept in mind, added the bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose.The bench was considering the petition filed …

5 years, 3 months ago

‘Strike a balance’: Supreme Court’s advice to Centre on framing social media rules

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court has given the Union government three weeks to submit details of its progress in coming up with regulations to prevent misuse of social media, while protecting the privacy of individuals. Supreme Court has given the Centre three weeks to file an affidavit on regulating fake news and messages on social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp …

5 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court seeks status of social media law

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to tell if the Information Technology Rules, 2018, for making social media platforms — Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Google and Youtube — to comply with Indian laws would be in place in a ‘very near future’ or they are still in the realm of conjuncture. The draft of the said rules …

5 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court asks government whether it plans to link social media and Aadhaar

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear a plea by Facebook to call forth petitions pending in various high courts concerning the linking of social media accounts of users with their Aadhaar numbers. Justice Gupta said the court wants to know whether the Centre was working on any law on linking Aadhaar or an authentic government identity proof with …

5 years, 3 months ago

Facebook Not Complying With Indian Law, Resulting In Lawlessness: Tamil Nadu To Supreme Court

ABP News

New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government claimed in the Supreme Court on Thursday that Facebook Inc and other social media companies are not complying with Indian laws, resulting in "increased lawlessness" and difficulties in "detecting crimes". "While the transfer petition proceeds on the sole premise that the cases in the Madras High Court relate to mandatory linking of social media …

5 years, 3 months ago

Aadhaar-social media account linkage: Facebook’s concern on privacy a ‘red herring’, Tamil Nadu govt. tells Supreme Court

The Hindu

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday launched an offensive against social media giant Facebook, saying that concerns voiced by the company in the Supreme Court about citizen privacy fly in the face of its own “primary business model” to commercialise users’ data. The Tamil Nadu government, in a detailed 24-page reply drawn by Additional Advocate General Balaji Srinivasan and settled …

5 years, 4 months ago

Aadhaar-social media linking: 10 things to know about the ongoing issue

India Today

The Tamil Nadu government told the Supreme Court earlier this week that social media profiles of users should be linked with their Aadhaar numbers to keep a check on the spread of fake news, pornographic and anti-national content, among other things. -- Attorney General KK Venugopal appeared for the Tamil Nadu government in the Supreme Court to stress the need …

5 years, 4 months ago

Content management: On Aadhaar-social media linkage

The Hindu

The submissions in the Supreme Court on behalf of the Tamil Nadu government in support of linking social media profiles of registered users with their Aadhaar numbers are not well-founded in the law as it now stands. It is noteworthy that a Division Bench of the Madras High Court, which is hearing two writ petitions on this matter, did not …

5 years, 4 months ago

Madras HC adjourns hearing of plea seeking linking of Aadhar with social media accounts to 19 Sept

Firstpost

The Supreme Court sought the responses of the Centre, Google, WhatsApp, Twitter, YouTube and others on Tuesday on Facebook Inc’s plea seeking transfer of the pending cases related to linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar in different high courts to the apex court Chennai: The Madras High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a plea seeking linking of …

5 years, 4 months ago

Firstpost Editor's Picks: INX Media case, Congress in Assam, Aadhar-social media linking; today's must-read stories

Firstpost

INX Media scandal a classic case of system manipulation; ED notice brings end to P Chidambram’s methods of evading agencies P Chidambaram gave evasive replies to the probe agencies while he was under protective cover extended to him by the court. Congress in Assam: Despite a series of defeats, young bloods prepare to fight back and help party ‘rise like …

5 years, 4 months ago

Aadhaar-Social Media Linking: SC to Hear Facebook’s Plea on Friday

The Quint

The two-member bench said, the policy issues can be decided by the high courts and it has jurisdiction to do so but the question is that the current issue has larger ramification. The top court asked senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Facebook Inc, and Kapil Sibal, appearing for WhatsApp, to explain what would be the effect of recent amendments …

5 years, 4 months ago

Link Aadhaar to Facebook? Apex court seeks response from government

Live Mint

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the central government on a plea by Facebook and its unit WhatsApp to transfer to the top court all petitions related to linking Aadhaar to individual profiles pending before different high courts. The apex court also issued notice to Google, Twitter, YouTube and other social media companies seeking a response by 13 …

5 years, 4 months ago

Social media accounts need to be linked with Aadhaar to check fake news, SC told

Live Mint

Social media profiles of users need to be linked with Aadhaar numbers to check circulation of fake, defamatory and pornographic content as also anti-national and terror material, the Supreme Court was told on Monday. Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the state government, said: "The linking of social media profiles of the users with the Aadhaar was needed to …

5 years, 4 months ago

Facebook Seeks Transfer Of Cases Pending In HCs For Aadhaar-Social Media Linking To SC

Live Law

Facebook Inc has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking transfer of cases pending in three High Courts for linking social media accounts with Aadhaar.The bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose deferred the hearing of the transfer petition till Tuesday.The petition has been filed stating that the cases pending in the High Courts of Madras, Bombay and …

5 years, 4 months ago

Social media accounts need to be linked with Aadhaar to check fake news, SC told

India Today

Social media profiles of users need to be linked with Aadhaar numbers to check the circulation of fake, defamatory and pornographic content as also anti-national and terror material, the Supreme Court was told on Monday. Attorney General KK Venugopal, appearing for the state government, said: "The linking of social media profiles of the users with the Aadhaar was needed to …

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The Bombay High Court recently chastised the Indian Overseas Bank for denying the request of one of its employees to reverse her promotion in Chennai and transfer her back to Mumbai, so that she could better care for her visually impaired child. It said, “As a mother she understand the difficulties posed by her 10 year old child, and is …

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Delhi HC questions maintainability of plea against AAP poll promise

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Delhi HC questions maintainability of plea against AAP poll promise

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The Delhi High Court on Thursday questioned the maintainability of a plea against Aam Aadmi Party’s recent poll promise of paying a stipend of ₹2,100 to women in the Capital under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana if the party returns to power. “How is it maintainable as an election petition?” Justice Jyoti Singh said, and advised the petitioner to file …

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Karnataka High Court asks trial court not to frame charges against Prajwal Revanna for now in one of the four rape cases

The Hindu

While refusing to stay the trial in one of the rape cases against former MP for Hassan Prajwal Revanna, the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday directed the trial court not to frame charges against him till the High Court decides his complaint of not being provided with cloned copies of certain digital data that are part of one of …

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Plea Before Delhi High Court Seeks Regulatory Mechanism For Cryptocurrency, Probe Against 'Operational Lapses' At BitsBNS

Live Law

A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking a regulatory mechanism for cryptocurrency as well as a special probe against alleged operational lapses at BitsBNS.BitsBNS is one of the top cryptocurrency exchanges in India which allows users to trade cryptocurrencies at best competitive prices.Justice Sachin Datta today sought response of the Reserve Bank of India. A petition …

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Association For Protection Of Democratic Rights Approaches High Court Challenging Denial To Participate In Kolkata Book Fair

Live Law

The Association For Protection Of Democratic Rights has approached the Calcutta High Court challenging the denial of permission to it for participating in the 2025 Kolkata Book Fair by the organisers.The plea will be heard by Justice Amrita Sinha.The petitioners have stated that they have consistently exhibited at the International Kolkata Book Fair. The Association For Protection Of Democratic Rights …

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Kerala High Court Suggests Creation Of Website To Allow Citizens To Report Construction Of Unauthorised Banners/Boards

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suggested the creation of a website where citizens can upload complaints about unauthorized boards erected in the State. The amicus curiae Advocate Harish Vasudevan informed the Court that at present, there is no system by which citizens can upload their complaint regarding unauthorised boards erected in public places. The Amicus also informed the Court …

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Kerala HC asks State to start a website to upload complaints against illegal hoardings

The Hindu

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday asked the State government to start a website where complaints against illegal hoardings and flags put up in public places can be uploaded. Justice Devan Ramachandran also asked the government to give the details of the authorities responsible for taking action to resolve such complaints in the website. When cases against the unauthorised boards …

Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI

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Sambhal mosque case: Allahabad High Court seeks response from government and ASI

The Hindu

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Central and State governments, the Archaeological Survey of India and local authorities on a plea moved by the Shahi Jama Masjid committee in Sambhal challenging a trial court’s order. A Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal also ordered a stay on the proceedings in the case by the trial …

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Manesar Land Scam: Punjab & Haryana HC Rejects Additional Accused's Challenge To Summoning Order, Finds Prima Facie 'Active Role In Conspiracy'

Live Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the order summoning an additional accused to face trial in the Manesar land acquisition scam, allegedly involving then Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and others from the Manesar Industrial Model Township. Justice Kuldeep Tiwari opined that there are sufficient incriminating evidence which require the Petitioner- Amit Katyal, who was the Director …

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Gurugram Land Scam: Punjab & Haryana HC Rejects Additional Accused's Challenge To Summoning Order, Finds Prima Facie 'Active Role In Conspiracy'

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Gurugram Land Scam: Punjab & Haryana HC Rejects Additional Accused's Challenge To Summoning Order, Finds Prima Facie 'Active Role In Conspiracy'

Live Law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld the order summoning an additional accused to face trial in the Gurugram land acquisition scam, allegedly involving then Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and others from the Industrial Model Township. Justice Kuldeep Tiwari opined that there are sufficient incriminating evidence which require the Petitioner- Amit Katyal, who was the Director of …

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Case registered against businessman Bobby Chemmannur on woman actor’s complaint

The Hindu

The Ernakulam Central police registered a case against businessman Bobby Chemmannur on Tuesday on a complaint lodged by a woman actor accusing him of harassing her with sexually-loaded comments on social media and also personally while attending an inaugural function. On Sunday, she had lodged a complaint against 30 persons for allegedly making sexually-loaded comments beneath her social media post. …

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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Maneka Gandhi's Plea Challenging Election Of Samajwadi Party's Ram Bhuwal Nishad In 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

Live Law

The Supreme Court today issued notice on senior BJP leader Maneka Gandhi's plea challenging the election of Samajwadi Party MP Ram Bhuwal Nishad from the Sultanpur Lok Sabha constituency. Issuing notice on the appeal, arising out of an Allahabad High Court judgment which dismissed Gandhi's election petition as barred by limitation, the Court gave 4 week's time to respondent-Ram Bhuwal …

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Bombay High Court Frowns Upon Cop Sending Facebook Friend Request To Complainant Woman, Orders Enquiry Against Him

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The Bombay High Court on Monday ordered enquiry against a Police Sub-Inspector, who sent a friend request to a complainant woman on social media platform - FaceBook. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale questioned the motive of the PSI in sending a friend request to the complainant woman on FB. As per the petitioner, around …

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Supreme Court Transfers Amazon, Flipkart CCI Probe Cases to Karnataka HC

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Supreme Court Transfers Amazon, Flipkart CCI Probe Cases to Karnataka HC

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday transferred to Karnataka High Court petitions of Amazon and Flipkart, challenging a Competition Commission of India order for a probe into the e-commerce giants for alleged malpractices.A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said if pleadings in some of the transferred petitions were not completed, the judge seized of …

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Rupali Ganguly files defamation suit against stepdaughter in Bombay High Court

India Today

Actor Rupali Ganguly has filed a defamation suit in the Bombay High Court against her stepdaughter in which she is seeking that the latter be restrained by a permanent injunction against putting out social media posts that defame the actor. Advocate Sana Raees Khan on Monday told the high court bench that in 2020, when the actor’s famous television serial …

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Plea Filed Seeking Vacation Of Supreme Court's Stay On Registration Of New Suits & Passing Survey Orders Over Mandir-Masjid Disputes

Live Law

Applications have been filed before the Supreme Court seeking vacation of the stay on registration of fresh suits against places of worship as well as surveys of the religious sites in pending mandir-masjid suits. It may be recalled that on December 12, the Supreme Court ordered that no further suits can be registered in the country against places of worship …

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Delhi High Court Directs Social Media Platform To Take Down Clips Of Mirchi's Kareena Kapoor-Khan Talk Show In Copyright Infringement Claim

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The Delhi High Court recently granted a temporary injunction in favour of the radio broadcaster, Entertainment Network, against alleged copyright infringement by the entertainment platform, Miss Malini Entertainment, in relation to the interview conducted by the platform for promotion of the talk show 'What Women Want'. Entertainment Network stated that in September 2024, both parties agreed that Malini Entertainment would …

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Dismissal Of Earlier S.482 CrPC Petition Doesn't Bar Subsequent Petition Filed Due To Change In Law : Supreme Court

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Observing that the principle of res judicata is not strictly applicable to the criminal proceedings, the Supreme Court recently ruled that the dismissal of a previous petition does not preclude the filing of a subsequent petition under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C if it is prompted by a change in the law. The bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice …

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Dismissal Of Earlier S.482 CrPC Petition Doesn't Bar Subsequent Petition Filed Due To Change In Law : Supreme Court

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Mumbai Police Shuts Forgery Case Against Actor Shweta Tiwari, Bombay High Court Permits Her To Withdraw Plea To Quash FIR

Live Law

The Mumbai Police last month informed the Bombay High Court that it has shut the 'forgery' case against TV actor Shweta Tiwari, lodged by her estranged husband Abhinav Kohli in 2021.A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Dr Neela Gokhale permitted Tiwari to withdraw her writ petition before the High Court, by virtue of which the silver screen actor …

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Gujarat High Court Dismisses PIL Against Mobile Games Alleged To Be Games Of Chance, In View Of Similar Pending Plea In Bombay HC

Live Law

Observing that an identical PIL is pending before the Bombay High Court raising the same issue, the Gujarat High Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a restrain on the operation on certain mobile game platforms on the ground that the games in question constitute games of chance and not games of skill. In our considered opinion, when one High …

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28 sentenced to life for Chandan Gupta’s murder during 2018 Tiranga yatra in Kasganj

Hindustan Times

LUCKNOW: A special National Investigation Agency court on Friday awarded life imprisonment.to the 28 men convicted for the murder of Chandan Gupta who was killed in a communal clash in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh during the “Tiranga yatra” on the Republic Day in 2018. Chandan Gupta was killed on January 26, 2018 during a rally involving large number of …

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Madras High Court Refuses To Interfere With Conviction Of Actor-Politician S. Ve Shekar For Comments Against Women Journalists

Live Law

The Madras High Court has refused to interfere with the conviction of Actor-Politician S. Ve Shekar for his derogatory comments against women journalists. When once the contents are released and it is In February 2024, the Additional Sessions Court for Trial of Cases Related to MPs and MLAs of Tamil Nadu convicted Shekar for making offensive posts against women journalists. …

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Rahul Gandhi seeks transfer of defamation case in Thane over jurisdiction dispute

India Today

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has approached a Thane court requesting the transfer of a defamation suit filed against him, citing the pecuniary jurisdiction of the case. However, Rahul Gandhi's counsel, advocate NV Iyer, argued that the case falls under the jurisdiction of the Civil Judge due to the monetary valuation of the compensation sought by the plaintiff. APPLICATION WAS PREVIOUSLY …

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Supreme Court junks Karnataka Congress MLA's plea over 'vague' election win claim

India Today

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea by Karnataka Congress MLA TD Rajegowda, who sought to challenge an election petition filed by BJP leader DN Jeevaraja over his 2023 poll win. The BJP leader subsequently filed an election petition in the Karnataka High Court, alleging irregularities, including the use of black money, to influence the outcome. Rajegowda approached the …

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Bombay High Court judge, Justice Sarang Kotwal, recuses himself from hearing an appeal filed by Bhima Koregaon violence accused Anand Teltumbde

Op India

Justice Sarang Kotwal, a judge of the Bombay High Court, recused himself on Thursday, January 2, from the hearing of an appeal filed by Bhima-Koregaon case accused Anand Teltumbde. Anand Teltumbde had filed the concerned appeal through his lawyer Neeraj Yadav after his discharge plea was rejected by a special National Investigation Agency court in May 2024. Teltumbde is accused …

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Holding Multiple Inquiries On Same Allegations Amount To Violation Of Article 21: Punjab & Haryana High Court

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The Punjab & Haryana High Court granted anticipatory bail in fraud and Prevention of Corruption Act case to a Junior Engineer posted in Municipal Council Khanna, accused for committing embezzlement of Rs. Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "multiple inquires on same set of allegations would amount to violation of Article 21 of the Constitution of India added with the fact that …

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Bombay High Court temporarily suspends externment of Uddhav Sena leader

India Today

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed that a notice issued to Shiv Sena Pimpri Chinchwad city president Sachin Bhosale in pursuance of externment proceedings going on against him, to be temporarily suspended and the authority to decide the issue within a week. The bench of Justices Dr Neela Gokhale and Ashwin Bhobe were hearing a petition filed by Sachin …

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SC to hear plea against ban on IS on Jan 22; ex-judge Mukta Gupta is amicus curiae

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will next month hear a petition declaring the Islamic State and all its fronts a banned outfit under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. A view of the Supreme Court building in New Delhi The petition was filed by Saquib Abdul Hamid Nachan, 64, who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in December 2023 on …

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Fake FB account of Chandigarh SSP surfaces, probe launched

Hindustan Times

A fake Facebook profile of senior superintendent of police, Chandigarh, Kanwardeep Kaur, has surfaced recently, prompting the Chandigarh Cyber Crime Cell to initiate an investigation. SSP Kaur issued a public statement warning citizens about the fake account and urged them to exercise caution. Please do not send any money or personal information to this account or any suspicious accounts.” She …

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UP: Sikh man booked for posting pictures with weapons on social media, pro-Khalistan post

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UP: Sikh man booked for posting pictures with weapons on social media, pro-Khalistan post

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Police in this Uttar Pradesh district have lodged an FIR against a Sikh man for allegedly posting pictures of himself carrying weapons on social media and expressing support for Khalistan, officials said on Sunday. Police in this Uttar Pradesh district have lodged an FIR against a Sikh man for allegedly posting pictures of himself carrying weapons on social media and …

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Gujarat HC Calls For Explanation From Judicial Officer Over 'Serious Allegations' On Conduct While Hearing Cheating Case

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The Gujarat High Court on Monday called for a detailed explanation from a judicial officer–of the rank of a sessions judge, after "prima facie" taking note of a plea making "serious allegations" about the officer's conduct while hearing proceedings in a forgery and cheating case. The order was passed in a plea wherein the petitioner had sought transfer of proceedings …

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Filing Of Repeated, Identical Petitions Is A Serious Menace To Administration Of Justice: Rajasthan HC Imposes Costs On Petitioners

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Rajasthan High Court imposed symbolic cost of Rs. Otherwise, the doors of justice would be shut to legitimate causes simply by the weight of undeserving cases which flood the system… Every litigation has to come to an end at some point of time and similar and identical litigation cannot be allowed to flourish again and again for the luxury of …

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Madras High Court Annual Digest 2024 [Part I]

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Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 1 to 2024 LiveLaw 250 REPORTS Madras High Court Issues Compendium Of Procedure To Be Followed By Advisory Board Constituted Under TN Preventive Detention Act Case Title: Ganeshkumar v The Principal Secretary to Government Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 1 The Madras High Court recently issued a compendium of procedures to be followed by the Advisory Board under the …

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100 Important Supreme Court Judgments- Part 3 [51 to 75]

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Case Title – Sheikh Javed Iqbal @ Ashfaq Ansari @ Javed Ansari v. State of Uttar Pradesh., 2024 LiveLaw 486 In a significant judgment granting bail to an undertrial prisoner facing charges under the Unlawful Activities Act, 1967, the Supreme Court held that a constitutional court can grant bail despite statutory restrictions if it finds that the right to speedy …

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Delhi High Court Bars Non-Advocates From Appearing Before Consumer Courts

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The Delhi High Court has barred the practise of permitting non-Advocates or agents to appear before the Consumer Courts here on the basis of authority letters issued by lawyers, with immediate effect. Justice Sanjeev Narula directed all Consumer Commissions in Delhi to ensure that the parties are represented by Advocates or by the agents or representatives or non-advocates strictly in …

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Madras High Court Grants Interim Bail To Temple Activist, Asks Him To Refrain From Making Objectionable Comments Against Women

Live Law

The Madras High Court has granted bail to temple activist Rangarajan Narasimham for allegedly making derogatory comments against a woman on social media. While granting interim bail, Justice V Lakshminarayanan asked Narasimham to delete all the offensive messages and refrain from making any vituperative comments against women in any of the social media forums. Previously, in another case, the High …

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UP: Man arrested for posting fake news about Amit Shah's 'demise'

Hindustan Times

Police in Ghaziabad's Indirapuram area have arrested a man for allegedly posting fake news on social media about Union Home Minister Amit Shah's "demise", officials said on Wednesday. Charges have also been invoked under provisions of the Information Technology Act The accused, identified as Rohit, a resident of the Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested after a complaint was …

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[SARFAESI Act] Courts Must Not Interfere Under Writ Jurisdiction When Alternative Statutory Remedies Are Available: Rajasthan HC

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The Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court dismissed a plea by the purchaser of a property–in relation to which proceedings were initiated under the SARFAESI Act, on the ground that the purchaser had already availed the statutory remedy before the Debt Recovery Tribunal. The court again referred to the Supreme Court's decision in Satyawati Tondon in which it was …

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Cyber gang dupes people using Bhopal top cop's fake Facebook profile, 6 arrested

India Today

The Bhopal Police on Tuesday arrested four individuals from Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh and two from Alwar in Rajasthan for cheating people through fake Facebook profiles by impersonating the Bhopal Police Commissioner. The message was sent by a user named 'Hari Narayan,' whose profile picture featured the Bhopal Police Commissioner, Hari Narayanchari Mishra. After tracking the number used to create …

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12 booked for posting edited, defamatory video of Fadnavis on social media

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12 booked for posting edited, defamatory video of Fadnavis on social media

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MUMBAI: The Maharashtra police’s cyber cell has registered an FIR against 12 unidentified social media users for posting a “maliciously edited” video of one of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’s speeches about Naxalism. “The complaint pertains to 12 social media users across platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube,” said special inspector general of police Yashasvi Yadav from the Maharashtra …

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Private Party Can't Seek Punishment For Contempt Of Court Without Prior Written Consent Of Advocate General: Jharkhand High Court Reaffirms

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The Jharkhand High Court dismissed a contempt petition filed by an advocate, observing that it was not maintainable under the Contempt of Courts Act as the petitioner lacked locus and failed to fulfil mandatory requirements for initiating such proceedings. Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, in its decision, observed, “It is well settled if a private party seeks punishment for contempt of …

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GST Department's Effective Adjudication Of Matter Cannot Be Scuttled By Seeking Writ Remedy: Calcutta High Court

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While reiterating that it shall not interfere in matters requiring fact-finding and adjudication, which fall squarely within the statutory domain, the Calcutta High Court advised the manufacturer/ supplier to exhaust the statutory remedies provided under the CGST Act, 2017 including submitting a detailed response to the SCN. “The statutory framework under the CGST Act provides adequate mechanisms for addressing the …

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GST Department's Effective Adjudication Of Matter Cannot Be Scuttled By Seeking Writ Remedy: Calcutta High Court

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Complaints Of Banking Frauds Not Maintainable Before Consumer Forum: Delhi District Commission

Live Law

The Delhi district commission has held that cyber frauds such as unlawful bank debit transactions are not within the purview of consumer forums. It was argued that such an act of unlawful debit from the bank account required detailed investigation by the police and thus consumer forums cannot decide complaints of such nature. Observations: The bench relied upon the judgment …

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Calcutta High Court Declines To Interfere With Preliminary Report Against SRFTI Dean Filmmaker Vipin Vijay Over POSH Allegations

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The Calcutta High Court has declined to interfere with a preliminary report by the Internal Committee of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute against Dean and Filmmaker Vipin Vijay who had been accused of sexual harassment. In declining a plea by Vijay seeking quashing of the report, Justice Kausik Chanda held: "I am not inclined to interfere with the …

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Fraud IAS Puja Khedkar can now be arrested: Delhi HC dismisses her plea for interim bail, cancels earlier order granting protection

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The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of former IAS officer Puja Khedkar and also ordered to vacate the interim protection granted to her. The bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of former IAS officer Puja Khedkar, stating that the UPSC is regarded as a prestigious examination. Puja Khedkar recently filed …

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Delhi High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Ex-IAS Probationer Puja Khedkar: 'Classic Case Of Fraud'

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The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant Anticipatory bail to former IAS Probationer Puja Khedkar, who is accused of 'misrepresenting and falsifying facts' in her application for Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by Khedkar observing that prima facie, a strong case if made out against her, …

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Delhi High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Former IAS Puja Khedkar

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The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by former probationer IAS officer Puja Khedkar who is accused of “misrepresenting and falsifying facts" in her application for Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination, 2022. Justice Chandra Dhari Singh denied anticipatory bail to Khedkar observing that prima facie, a strong case is made out against her. …

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Online rummy: T.N. govt. must get Madras HC’s stay on ban reversed, says Anbumani

The Hindu

Pattali Makkal Katchi president Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday said the Tamil Nadu government should not remain an idle spectator at a time when 17 people have died by suicide after taking part in and losing money to online rummy games, and urged the authorities concerned to ensure that the Madras High Court stay on the ban on online rummy …

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