By Sanjay Raman Sinha In a landmark judgment that has sent shockwaves through India’s music and film industries, the Delhi High Court has imposed a Rs two crore penalty on Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman for alleged copyright infringement. The ruling pertains to his song Veera Raja Veera from Mani Ratnam’s film Ponniyin Selvan 2, which…
The Supreme Court has ordered the reinstatement of Dalit PhD scholar and Left student leader Ramadas K.S, who was suspended by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in 2024 for alleged misconduct and anti-national activities. The Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Manmohan on Friday further allowed the Dalit scholar to conclude his…
The Uttarakhand High Court has rebuked the State police over its failure to prevent communal violence in Nainital following the arrest of a Muslim man in connection with the rape of a minor. The Bench of Chief Justice G Narendar and Justice Ravindra Maithani on Friday observed that the incompetence of state police lead to…
The Supreme Court on Friday lamented that despite several decisions by it, gaps from the Arbitration and Conciliation 1996 Act continue to exist in the Arbitration and Conciliation Bill, 2024, especially over the lack of clarity in law on the authority of tribunals to implead non-signatories. The bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R….
Coming down heavily on the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for issuing orders to audit the accounts of Ajmer Sharif Dargah, the Delhi High Court asked CAG to clarify by May 7, whether it was willing to stay its decision. The Bench, presided over by Justice Sachin Datta, recently passed the order on a petition…
A Delhi court on Friday issued notice to Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case. Special Judge (PC Act) Vishal Gogne also issued notices to Sam Pitroda, Suman Dubey, Sunil Bhandari, M/s Young India and M/s Dotex Merchandise Private Limited, and listed the matter for further hearing on…
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Union government not to deport a Srinagar-based family to Pakistan before giving them a chance to prove their citizenship status. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and NK Singh ordered the Government of India to decide on this aspect at the earliest. It further said that if the…
The Supreme Court on Friday issued orders for the liquidation of debt-ridden Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL), after rejecting the resolution plan worth Rs 9,700 crore, proposed by JSW Steel Limited. Terming the resolution plan as unconstitutional, the Bench of Justice Bela Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma ruled that the Committee of Creditors…
The Supreme Court has disposed of a batch of petitions, challenging the constitutional validity of the Jammu and Kashmir Grant of Permit for Resettlement in (or Permanent Return) to the State Act, 1982. The three-judge Bench of Justice Surya Kant, Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice NK Singh noted that the provisions of this Act never…
The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected two petitions filed by Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale seeking recall of the verdict directing him to pay Rs 50 lakh damages in a defamation case filed by former diplomat Lakshmi Puri. The single-judge Bench of Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, while acknowledging that the Counsel representing Gokhale argued…