Newslaundry has challenged the Centre’s takedown order on its Adani coverage, calling it unconstitutional and an “arbitrary overreach.” The Delhi High Court will hear the case on September 22.
A Delhi court has set aside a gag order that had restrained four journalists from publishing stories against Adani Enterprises. The court ruled that the earlier order was unsustainable as the journalists were not given a fair hearing.
The Telangana High Court struck down three criminal cases against an X user for tweets critical of CM Revanth Reddy’s Congress government, ruling them protected free speech. The Court also laid down strict guidelines for police and magistrates on handling FIRs in social media cases.
X Corp slammed the Centre’s ‘Sahyog Portal’ in the Karnataka High Court, warning that allowing one officer to decide what’s legal could lead to chaos. “It’s a disaster,” argued Sr. Advocate Raghavan, citing Shreya Singhal.
Today, On 18th July, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Karnataka High Court that a fake ‘Supreme Court of Karnataka’ account was created on X, during a hearing on X Corp’s petition challenging the Centre’s new “Sahyog” portal.
Today, On 18th July, In the X Corp case, the Centre told the Karnataka High Court that “chilling effect is not a one and all solution” under Article 19(1)(a), defending evolving restrictions on free speech in the digital age.
Kerala High Court sentenced PK Suresh Kumar to 3 days in jail for defamatory posts against judges. The Court held his allegations as a serious attack on judicial integrity and independence.
The Gauhati High Court granted bail to a man accused of posting “I Love Pakistan” on Instagram following the Pahalgam terror attack, noting the need to balance national security concerns with individual rights and liberty.
X Corp told the Karnataka High Court that the Centre’s Sahyog portal allows arbitrary censorship without legal safeguards. The court will hear the matter next on July 17.
Karnataka High Court will hear X Corp’s plea on July 8 against the Indian government’s ‘Sahyog’ portal, used for issuing content takedown orders. The court allowed X Corp to amend its petition and add respondents.
