The Karnataka High Court has set aside a Single Judge’s order quashing the acquisition of land for a DRDO defence research facility, holding that a completed acquisition for a genuine public purpose cannot be annulled in its entirety for a procedural lapse. The Court held that private property rights, though real, must be harmonised with the State’s obligation to provide for national defence, and that compensation disputes are to be pursued through statutory remedies, not by quashing the acquisition.
Following India’s airstrikes in ‘Operation Sindoor’, social media, particularly X, was inundated with misinformation. In response, the Indian government ordered the blocking of over 8,000 accounts, including international news outlets. X criticized this censorship while complying with the orders for legal protection. Misinformation about the strikes, including fake visuals, was widespread, prompting government action against false narratives.
