A Bengaluru civil court has directed social media intermediaries X Corp (formerly Twitter), Google LLC, and Meta Platforms to restrain publication, circulation and dissemination of allegedly defamatory online content concerning Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party president Konidala Pawan Kalyan. The interim order was passed on June 11 by the XVI Additional…
The Delhi High Court has refused to relax the mandatory 30-day notice period prescribed under the Special Marriage Act, observing that personal hardship or individual inconvenience, however genuine, cannot justify bypassing a statutory mandate. The single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav dismissed a plea filed by a couple seeking waiver of the notice period…
The Supreme Court has held that candidates whose names appear in a select list do not acquire any vested or indefeasible right to appointment when a fresh recruitment process is ordered to ensure equal opportunity for candidates who were earlier excluded from consideration. The Bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Atul S Chandurkar upheld…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by an alleged cyber fraud accused seeking consolidation of multiple criminal cases and protection from arrest, observing that cyber criminals who defrauded innocent citizens were “parasites,” who posed a serious threat to society and must be dealt with firmly under the law. The…
The Madras High Court has restrained the construction of a church near a century-old Mariyamman temple in Coimbatore, observing that the objections raised by local residents could not be ignored and that the possibility of mala fide intent could not be ruled out in the facts of the case. The Division Bench of Justice GR…
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to stay the decision of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Speaker recognising rebel All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition (LoP). The single-judge Bench of Justice Krishna Rao declined interim relief on the petition filed by senior AITC leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, challenging…
The Supreme Court has expressed serious concern over repeated recusals by judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a case relating to a former judicial officer’s challenge to his dismissal from service, while emphasising that judges must not yield to pressure tactics and should discharge their duties fearlessly. The Bench of Chief Justice…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has vacated the interim stay on the execution of an arrest warrant issued against All India Trinamool Congress leader and Member of Parliament Abhishek Banerjee in a criminal defamation case filed by former BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya. The single-judge Bench of Justice Pramod Kumar Agrawal on Wednesday dismissed Banerjee’s petition…
The Kerala High Court has directed four foreign crew members of the sunken cargo vessel MSC Elsa-3 to approach the jurisdictional trial court for permission to leave India, noting that the court concerned has already taken cognisance of the criminal case registered in connection with the sinking of the vessel near the Kerala coast. The…
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Delhi Police on bail petitions filed by two alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives who have remained in judicial custody for more than 12 years while facing prosecution under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The Bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M Pancholi on Wednesday directed…