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WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Shares Sensitive Data With Facebook, Forces Users Into Agreement By Providing Mirage Of Choice: Delhi HC
"The 2021 Policy places its users in a "take-it-or-leave-it" situation, virtually forcing its users into agreement by providing a mirage of choice, and then sharing their sensitive data with Facebook Companies envisaged in the policy," the Delhi High Court has observed while upholding the proposed investigation of Competition Commission of India (CCI) into WhatsApp's privacy policy.A...
Asia Cup 2022: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Relief To Star India, Restrains Rogue Websites From Streaming Event
The Delhi High Court has restrained various rogue websites from streaming and broadcasting cricket matches or events in relation to the Asia Cup 2022, scheduled to commence from 27th August, 2022 till 11th September, 2022. Justice Pratibha M Singh was dealing with a suit filed by Star India Pvt. Ltd and Novi Digital Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. seeking an injunction to restrain the illegal...
AIADMK Leadership: Madras High Court Reserves Orders On Palaniswami's Appeal Against Order Restoring Status Quo Ante
After a lengthy hearing that went on for the whole day, the Madras High Court on Thursday reserved orders on the appeal preferred by Edappadi Palaniswamy against a single judge order restoring status quo ante in the party as on 23rd June 2022. The bench of Justice M Duraiswamy and Justice Sunder Mohan further directed the counsels to file their written submissions by 3 pm on...
NCLT Hyderabad Bench Re-Constituted, Matters To Be Heard Through Video Conferencing
NCLT Hyderabad Bench Re-Constituted, Matters To Be Heard Through Video Conferencing The National Company Law Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, has been re-constituted vide a Circular dated 24.08.2022, issued by NCLT as per Section 419(3) of the Companies Act, 2013. The new NCLT Hyderabad Bench shall comprise of: NCLT Hyderabad, Court Room No. 2 (Second Half) Dr....
NCLT New Delhi Bench Re-Constituted, Matters To Be Heard Through Video Conferencing
The National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi Bench, has been re-constituted vide a Circular dated 24.08.2022, issued by NCLT as per Section 419(3) of the Companies Act, 2013. The new NCLT New Delhi Bench shall comprise of: NCLT New Delhi, Court Room No. 3 (Second Half) Shri Bachu Venkat Balaram Das (Judicial Member)Dr. Binod Kumar Sinha (Technical Member) NCLT New Delhi,...
Failed Relationship Not Ground To Lodge FIR For Repeated Rape U/S 376(2)(n) IPC: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court in a recent case reiterated the law laid down by the Supreme Court in Ansaar Mohammad v. State of Rajasthan (2022 Live Law (SC) 599) that if the complainant willingly stayed in a relationship, then the relationship eventually not working out cannot be a ground for lodging an FIR for the offence under Section 376(2)(n) of IPC. Brief Facts of the...
Changing Label Of Offence From S.495 IPC To S.420 Does Not Overcome Bar On Cognizance For Offence Against Marriage U/S 198 CrPC: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Wednesday ruled that merely by changing the label of the offence by making it one under Section 420 IPC instead of Section 495 IPC, cannot avoid the legal bar on cognizance by courts under Section 198 of CrPC. As per Section 198 CrPC, a Court cannot take cognizance of an offences falling under Section 493 to 496 of RPC except upon the...
Madras HC Voices Concern Over Rise In Sexual Exploitation Of Children, Says Recalcitrant Attitude Of Public Must Change, Calls For Social Movement
While confirming the life imprisonment of a man convicted for sexually abusing five children, the Madras High Court emphasized that the mere absence of physical injury does not rule out the sexual acts. The doctors concluding that no injuries were found in the private parts of the children and no sign of sexual assault could be observed does not rule out the "dirty stuff" the...
Interim Relief Under Section 9 Of A&C Act- Incidental To Recovery Of Possession Of Property; Small Causes Court Alone Would Have Jurisdiction: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has ruled that reliefs which are incidental to the possession of the licensed premises cannot be sought in an application for interim measures under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act), in view of the exclusive jurisdiction conferred on the Court of Small Causes under Section 41 of the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act,...
Mob Violence | Bail Can Be Granted Without Costs In Absence Of Material To Show Accused Person Damaged Property: Andhra Pradesh High Court
In a recent case, the Andhra Pradesh High Court granted bail to the petitioners who were accused in mob violence without imposition of costs as there was no material to show that the petitioners had damaged the property. Facts of the case The facts of the case was that huge number of people gathered for submitting objections pursuant to issuance of Gazette notification with regard...
Vizhinjam Protests: Adani Ports Move Kerala High Court Seeking Police Protection
Adani Ports, which is constructing the Vizhinjam International Seaport, and its contracting company Howe Engineering Projects, have approached the Kerala High Court seeking protection for their employees from those protesting against the project.The plea also seeks facilitation of barrier free ingress and egress to the port site, so as to complete the construction work which is being opposed...
Appoint Lady Counsels To Represent Sexual Violence Victims, Especially Minor Girls: Allahabad High Court To HC Legal Services Committee
The Allahabad High Court has requested the High Court Legal Services Committee Allahabad to appoint lady counsels to represent the victims especially when the victims are minor girls.The bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot was essentially dealing with the bail plea of a POCSO Accused when it noted that very few lady counsels appear to represent the victims from the side of the High Court Legal...