The Central government on Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking urgent intervention against the circulation of alleged fake news claiming that members of the judiciary and the executive had jointly participated in a badminton tournament held in London. The matter was mentioned before Justice Tejas Karia by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who sought urgent…
The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the Central government’s decision to temporarily block messaging platform Telegram in India ahead of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2026 re-examination scheduled to be held on June 21. The single-judge Bench of Justice Tejas Karia dismissed the writ petition filed by Telegram challenging the blocking order, which…
The Madras High Court has observed that although a romantic or consensual relationship with a minor cannot serve as a defence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the impact of hormonal and emotional changes during adolescence may be a relevant mitigating factor while determining the appropriate sentence in such cases. The…
The Kerala High Court has issued notice to film producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah on an application seeking the removal of the film Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond from the OTT platform Zee5. The single-judge Bench of Justice PV Kunhikrishnan on Thursday issued notice to the producer while hearing an interlocutory application filed in connection with…
The Calcutta High Court has sought the response of the West Bengal government on a petition challenging the alleged mandatory participation of state government employees in the International Yoga Day programme scheduled to be held in Kolkata on June 21, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to lead the national celebrations. The single-judge Bench…
Senior Advocate and All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) leader Kalyan Bandopadhyay has written a letter to the Secretary of the Calcutta High Court Bar Association (CHCBA) raising objections over a call made by an officer of the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID), alleging improper interference in a matter where he is currently appearing as…
The Supreme Court on Thursday permitted the counting of votes in the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) elections to continue, but restrained the declaration of results without its prior approval, amid allegations of procedural irregularities in the electoral process. A vacation Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana passed the…
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union government, the Bar Council of India (BCI), State Bar Councils and the University Grants Commission (UGC) on a writ petition filed by the Bar Association of India (BAI) seeking creation of a nationwide digital mechanism to verify advocates and curb fake legal practitioners, along with…
The long-pending ownership dispute involving Delhi’s iconic Ambassador Hotel has now reached the Delhi High Court, with the hotel owners challenging an eviction notice issued by the Central government under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971. Sir Sobha Singh & Sons Private Limited, which owns the hotel, has challenged the June 9,…
The Central government on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the messaging platform Telegram has effectively become a “new dark web,” allegedly functioning as a conduit linking threat actors and enabling large-scale coordination of unlawful activities while masking user identities. The submission was made in a counter-affidavit filed by the Ministry of Electronics and…