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BREAKING | Bombay High Court 'Tie-Breaker' Judge Finds 2023 Amendment To IT Rules For Establishing Fact Check Units 'Unconstitutional'
The 'tie-breaker' judge of the Bombay High Court on Friday struck down the 2023 amendments to the IT Rules, which empowers the Central government to establish Fact Check Units (FCUs) to identify "fake and misleading" information about its business on social media platforms."I am of the opinion that the amendments are violative of Article 14 and Article 19 of the Constitution of...
Bengaluru Advocates Association Writes To High Court Chief Justice Requesting Temporary Stoppage Of Live-Streaming
Advocates Association of Bangalore has written to the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, N V Anjaria, requesting to stop the live streaming of court proceedings for a few days.In a communication dated September 20, the association states that for the past few days, the Karnataka High Court has hit national headlines for some controversial statements made by a certain judge during the...
DCW Appointments: Delhi High Court Dismisses Former Chairperson Swati Maliwal's Plea Against Framing Of Corruption Charges
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal challenging a trial court order framing corruption charges against her for allegedly abusing her official position by illegally appointing various acquaintances, including AAP workers, in the Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) between August 6, 2015 to August 1, 2016.Maliwal was then...
NCERT Module To Integrate Transgender Concerns In School Curriculum Pending Since 2 Yrs, Show More Sensitivity: Madras HC To WCD Ministry
The Madras High Court recently asked the Ministry of Women and Child Development to act upon the draft module submitted by the NCERT enabling transgender issues to be studied at school level. The court noted that the draft module had been forwarded to the Ministry but had been pending since almost two years. Justice N Anand Venkatesh remarked that a lot of effort had taken to prepare...
Public Speeches Should Not Falsely Malign Character In Garb Of Dissent: Karnataka HC In Pramod Muthalik's Defamation Case Against BJP Leader
The Karnataka High Court while refusing to quash criminal defamation proceedings initiated against Bharatiya Janata Party leader V Sunil Kumar, on the complaint made by Founder President of Sri Ram Sene, Pramod Muthalik said “In the garb of dissent being the essence of democracy, the speeches should not malign the character of any person unless it is borne out by facts.”Muthalik filed...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Guidelines Which Did Away With Grant Of Grace Marks In UG Medical Examinations
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by undergraduate medical students seeking a grant of five grace marks for the exams conducted in January, which would help them pass their examination.The primary contention of the students was that under the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education (Amendment) 2019, provision for grace was available and the benefit of the...
Allahabad HC Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Making Casteist Remarks Against Ex-President Ram Nath Kovind On FB
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to one Sandeep Tiwari, who has been accused of making certain abusive posts on Facebook against former president of India Ram Nath Kovind. In its order, a bench of Justice Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan emphasised the importance of restraint and respect when discussing individuals holding high constitutional positions, particularly on...
Karnataka High Court Notifies Guidelines For Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings, Restricts Usage Of Recordings
The Karnataka High Court on Friday posted a note before live streaming of court proceedings would begin, informing the general public about the Karnataka Rules on Live Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings, which prohibits/restricts usage of court proceedings recordings or live stream. The note was issued after videos of court proceedings went viral on social media, where the judges...
Donors Collecting Money From Sabarimala Pilgrims For Accommodation In Donor Rooms 'Legally Impermissible': Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has made it clear that donor rooms at Sabarimala registered under individual donors can be used only by the donors themselves or their family members. The Court further stated that donor rooms associated with trusts or organizations can be occupied by its trustees, office bearers and registered members on identity verification. The Court also stated that donors...
Trial Court Judges Often Convict Accused Despite Clear Grounds For Acquittal To Avoid Action By HC: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that in many cases where the accused deserves clear acquittal, presiding officers in trial court pass a judgment of conviction just because they want to avoid the issuance of notice and action by the High Court. A bench of Justice Siddharth and Justice Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi made this observation while dealing with certain criminal appeals...
Rajasthan High Court Grants Bail To Husband Noting That His Extra-Marital Affair Would 'Per Se' Not Attract Abetment Of Wife's Suicide
While granting bail to a man accused of abetting his wife's suicide, the Rajasthan High Court recently observed that solely because a husband was involved in an extra-marital relationship and there was some suspicion in the wife's mind, cannot be regarded as abetment under Section 306 IPC. After considering the facts of the case, a single judge bench of Justice Rajendra Prakash Soni said,...
Supreme Court To Implement AI Tool To Generate Summary Of Pleadings: Delhi High Court ACJ Manmohan
Delhi High Court's Acting Chief Justice Manmohan has said that the e-committee of the Supreme Court of India is in the process of implementing an Artificial Intelligence tool known as (AI Saransh) developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) for précis of the pleadings. The judge said that AI tools can be used to generate a précis of the pleadings of the parties, highlighting...