The Delhi High Court has held that “Pre-trial detention cannot be employed as a means of compelling an accused to produce documents which he is alleged to have made away with”, granting regular bail to former DGHS Director General Dr Vatsala Aggarwal and former CPA Head of Office Dr Vinod Kumar Ranga in the ₹842 […]
Where does political satire end and an attack on a woman’s dignity begin? The Delhi High Court has held, prima facie, that AI-Generated Posts published by the Aam Aadmi Party depicting Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta as a liquor vendor, hawker and delivery agent fall on the wrong side of that line, and has ordered […]
What becomes of a personality rights suit when some defendants settle and others never turn up? The Delhi High Court has decreed actor Amitabh Bachchan personality rights suit against a video-call app developer, a quiz book publisher, poster and T-shirt sellers, domain registrants and unknown John Doe infringers. New Delhi: A commercial suit filed by […]
Delhi High Court judge recuses from a domestic violence accommodation dispute, holding that an advocate’s walkout, and his repeated cry of “I cry my beloved justice system”, was reckless, reprehensible and misconduct. New Delhi: Four times an advocate said “I cry my beloved justice system”, waved his hands and began walking out of a Delhi […]
Can advocates and court staff living in the National Capital Region drive into Delhi during the winter non-BS-VI vehicle ban? On court working days, the Delhi High Court has said they can. New Delhi: Only on court working days will advocates and judicial staff residing in the National Capital Region be exempt from the ban […]
The film Doosra violates Sourav Ganguly’s personality rights, the Delhi High Court has held, directing its makers to carry a no-consent disclaimer and furnish a Rs 2 crore bank guarantee, failing which the film cannot be commercially exploited. New Delhi: Two days to add a disclaimer and two weeks to furnish a bank guarantee of […]
“Notices are not sent by the Delhi Police,” X Corp told the Delhi High Court, saying the takedown notices that sought the blocking of the X accounts of the Internet Freedom Foundation and SFLC were sent by an impostor. The Court then disposed of the two digital rights groups’ petitions. New Delhi: Two digital rights […]
Defendant by defendant and content by content: that is how a personality rights plaintiff must frame the case, the Delhi High Court has said while granting Kriti Sanon’s Personality Rights interim protection against AI-generated morphed images, deepfakes, impersonating accounts and chatbots. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the takedown of web pages flagged […]