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The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court seeking a single Self-Declaration Certificate (SDC) for all media entities, including members of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), advertising agencies, print media, and startups. The affidavit was filed by Senthil Rajan, Joint Secretary of the MIB on August…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha in separate cases initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over her alleged involvement in the Delhi liquor policy scam case. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice…

The Patna High Court dismissed an application filed for quashing the notification containing the Bihar Mobile Tower, Optical Fibre Cables and related Telecom Infrastructure Rules, 2020 on the ground of being in contravention of the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007 and for other reliefs. The case of the petitioner is that Chapter XV of the Bihar…

The Bombay High Court has directed the Director General of Police, State of Maharashtra to file an affidavit-in-reply to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) bringing on record the steps/measures which are being taken by the Government Railway Police in Maharashtra to check human trafficking. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya  and Justice…

The Allahabad High Court dismissed a petition filed by choreographer and film director Remo D’Souza in connection with a cheating case of Police Station Sihani gate, District Ghaziabad. A Single Bench of Justice Rajeev Misra passed this order while hearing an application under section 482 filed by Remo D’Souza. Applicant Remo D’Souza, has preferred the…

The Allahabad High Court has allowed a petition filed challenging the order passed by District Inspector of Schools, declining to entertain the online application of the petitioner for transfer on the ground that there are only two Assistant Teachers in the institution in question and the Headmaster of the institution is busy with the work…

The Chhattisgarh High Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking the intervention of the High Court in the matter of allotment of work under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), which has been launched with the aim of providing basic civic amenities like water supply, sewerage, urban transport, parks…

The Delhi High Court has quashed the proceedings initiated by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against UK-based JCB and its Indian subsidiary over the alleged misuse of its dominant position. The Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma further set aside an order passed by the trial court issuing search…

The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the  Secretary, Transport Department, State of Chhattisgarh to file his personal affidavit with respect to the steps which have been taken in light of news reports that no fitness test is being conducted at the automated fitness centre. The Division Bench of Chief Justice  Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu…

The Allahabad High Court has acquitted an accused who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court for raping a 6-year-old girl in 2001. The Division Bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Gautam Chowdhary passed this order while hearing a Criminal Appeal filed by Heera. By means of the appeal, the accused-appellant…