The Delhi High Court has held that original compositions based on Hindustani classical music traditions could be protected under copyright law, provided they exhibited sufficient creativity and originality. The interim order was passed by the single-judge Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh in a copyright infringement suit filed by Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar (plaintiff) against…
The Supreme Court has directed the Central government to collect data from all states and Union Territories (UTs) across the country on the implementation of laws governing organ transplantation. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih directed the Union of India to convene a meeting of Chief Secretaries and Public Health Secretaries…
The Union government on Friday told the Supreme Court that the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025 did not infringe the religious freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution as it confined itself to secular dimensions such as record management, procedural reforms and administrative structure. In a preliminary affidavit filed before the Apex Court in response to the petitions…
Senior Advocate Indira Jaising has expressed her strong displeasure over the alleged ‘male chauvinist’ remarks passed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta during a Supreme Court hearing. Jaising was presenting her arguments before the Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh on Thursday in a case filed by Radhika Vemula and Abeda Salim…
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the summons issued by a Magistrate court to Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi in a criminal case registered against him over his controversial remarks against freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Manmohan stayed the summons on the grounds that Senior Counsel…
The Delhi Police on Friday arrested Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader and activist Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case filed by Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena in 2001. On April 23, a Delhi court issued non-bailable warrants against Patkar following her conviction in the defamation case. Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh of Saket…
The Kerala State Waqf Board has opposed the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the Supreme Court, calling it unconstitutional and a violation of fundamental rights of citizens. Filing a preliminary reply in the Apex Court, the Board alleged that the 2925 Act subverted the principles of secularism. Noting that all religions in the country were…
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday gave permission to West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari to visit Murshidabad, which recently witnessed violence during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The Division Bench of Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury further permitted the local BJP MLA to visit the…
Following the conviction of Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case, a Delhi court on Wednesday issued non-bailable warrants against her. Vinai Kumar Saxena, the current Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, had lodged a criminal defamation case against Patkar in 2001. Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Singh of Saket Courts observed…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday warned Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji that if he did not resign from the Ministership, the bail granted to him in a money laundering case related to the ‘cash-for-jobs’ scam would be cancelled. Taking strong objection to the fact that Balaji was sworn-in as a State Minister soon after getting…