In the wake of the rising cases of deepfakes, a division bench of the Delhi High Court, comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela heard two writ petitions, filed by Rajat Sharma, Editor-in-chief of India TV, and Advocate Chaitanya Rohilla, on the issue. During the hearing, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology…
The Delhi High Court elevates 70 lawyers as Senior Advocates. The interview of over 300 lawyers who had applied for the designation was taken by the Delhi High Court The lawyers, who have been conferred the gown, include: Gautam Narayan Sanjeev Sagar Sumeet Verma Anupam Srivastava Manu Sharma Pavan Narang Sanjay Dewan Sonu Bhatnagar Rajdipa…
The Supreme Court on Friday said that it would decide on whether it was permissible for a member of the Bar to simultaneously work as a journalist. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih made the observation while hearing a petition filed by Advocate Mohd Kamran, who was also working…
The National Green Tribunal’s Principal Bench, comprising Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Chairperson and Dr A Senthil Vel, Expert Member, has taken suo motu cognizance of a news item on the environmental pollution caused by the Vijayawada Thermal Power Station (VTPS) resulting in staging of protests by residents of Ibrahimpatnam and Kondapalli, two areas near Vijayawada in…
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the State of Uttar Pradesh on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan. Appearing for the petitioner, Senior Counsel R Basant today…
The Patna High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) with costs of Rs 5,000 payable to the Bihar State Legal Services Authority. The petitioner, claiming to be a social worker, had filed the PIL seeking an inquiry into the activities of two federations. However, the bench of Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran and…
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed the special appeal of the Executive Officer of the Electricity Department against transfer and said government orders issued for state government employees will not be applicable to employees of the Vidyut Vitran Nigam Company. The Division Bench of Justice Anjani Kumar Mishra and Justice Jayant Banerji passed this order…
The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by one Musabhai Baplabhai Maru against unattended cattle in the town of Dhandhuka. The petitioner claimed to be a permanent resident of Dhandhuka and an agricultural operator, and alleged that the problem of uncontrolled cattle was common in the town, causing inconvenience to the…
The Allahabad High Court in an important judgment has held that Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is maintainable against the order of a Judicial Magistrate or a Sessions Court under the Domestic Violence Act. A Single Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal heard an application under Section 482 filed by Devendra…
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to suspended Trinamool Congress leader Kuntal Ghosh, who was arrested last year by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the cash-for-jobs scam case. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed that given the nature of the allegations and the nature of evidence to…