The Delhi High Court today raised concerns over Instagram’s ‘Remix’ feature, observing that it could potentially be misused to manipulate and reproduce original content, facilitating copyright infringement. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani made the observations while hearing a suit filed by Drishti IAS founder Dr Vikas Divyakirti against Meta Platforms, seeking protection of his personality, copyright…
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday ruled that restaurants in Uttar Pradesh cannot operate hookah bars or provide hookah services, holding that such activity violates the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) and the Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Rules, 2008. A Division Bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Centre over the wide disparity between the price to retailer (PTR) and Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of cancer drugs and other medicines, asking why there should not be a uniform rule capping the MRP at 16% above the PTR. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a PIL raising concerns over the manufacture and sale of fake drugs, including counterfeit cancer and other life-saving medicines. However, the Court directed that a copy of the petition be forwarded to the concerned Union authorities for consideration. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant…
The Calcutta High Court has granted three weeks’ interim bail to Congress’ Nandigram by-poll candidate Milan Pradhan, till October 21, observing that he was arrested only after filing his nomination papers and that the cases against him arose from the 2007 Nandigram agitation. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh passed the order while hearing Pradhan’s plea seeking interim…
The Supreme Court on Monday observed that all wards in Punjab where the Fact-Finding Commission found that violence had taken place during the municipal elections must go for re-election. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana made the observation while hearing petitions filed by members…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stay the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections scheduled for 11:30 a.m., but directed that the results be kept in a sealed cover pending further adjudication. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order while hearing a…
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has issued notice on an appeal filed by Zee Group founder Subhash Chandra challenging a National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order restraining him from alienating his assets in connection with ongoing personal insolvency proceedings. A three-member NCLAT Bench comprising Officiating Chairperson Justice (Retd.) Yogesh Khanna and Technical Members…
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey has initiated both civil and criminal defamation proceedings against former Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg over remarks made by the retired bureaucrat concerning an alleged interaction between the two. The criminal complaint has been instituted before Delhi’s Patiala House Court, while Dubey has approached the Delhi High Court with…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week a petition questioning the manner in which the Election Commission of India has allegedly taken certain decisions under Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, particularly the allegation that decisions concerning the Commission were taken without the concurrence of the other Election Commissioners. The matter was mentioned…