Today, On 27th October, The supreme court expressed anger over rising stray dog incidents, saying India is being portrayed in a bad light internationally and ordered all Chief Secretaries to appear before it on November 3.
Supreme Court rules that police must serve Section 35 BNSS notices through physical delivery, not WhatsApp. Court emphasizes that liberty cannot be compromised by digital shortcuts.
The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) Today (June 20) asked Chief Justice BR Gavai to take suo motu action over ED’s summons to Senior Advocate Pratap Venugopal. SCAORA believes the move threatens legal independence and lawyer-client confidentiality.
The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association Today (June 16) criticized ED’s now-withdrawn summons to senior lawyer Arvind Datar, calling it harmful to legal independence and citizens’ rights.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has cancelled its summons to Senior Advocate Arvind Datar regarding legal advice on ESOPs granted to Rashmi Saluja. The withdrawal comes amid ongoing scrutiny over alleged violations in the Rs 250 crore stock option case.
The Delhi High Court addressed a defamation case involving commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra, filed by nine women journalists from Newslaundry. While not restraining Mitra, the court emphasized the importance of respecting free speech limits. The journalists seek a permanent injunction, public apology, and compensation for the alleged defamatory remarks made on social media.
Allahabad: Today, 12th May: The Allahabad High Court has rejected the petition filed by YouTuber Elvish Yadav, who had asked for the quashing of the chargesheet and summons issued against him in the snake venom case. Justice Saurabh Srivastava passed the order, while hearing arguments presented by Senior Advocate Navin Sinha and Advocate Nipun Singh, who appeared for Elvish Yadav.
The Bombay High Court granted temporary protection from arrest to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra while hearing his petition to cancel an FIR related to his comment about Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. The court noted that arrest was unnecessary under current laws, despite threats Kamra received and issues regarding police conduct.
The Madras High Court Today (April 7) extended stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra’s interim protection from arrest till April 17. Kamra is facing multiple FIRs for allegedly mocking Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde in a parody song.
OpenAI has claimed immunity from copyright infringement in India regarding allegations from ANI, asserting that its LLM training and data storage occur outside the country, thus falling outside Indian copyright law. OpenAI’s attorney argued there’s no direct use of ANI’s content and that no evidence of copyright violation has been presented.
