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Sahyog Portal Not Instrument Of 'Censorship', Ensures Cooperation Between Intermediaries And Govt Agencies: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that Centre's 'SAHYOG portal' is not an "instrument of censorship", but a facilitation mechanism, intended to streamline communication between authorized agencies and intermediaries.Justice M Nagaprasanna held thus while dismissing a petition filed by X Corp challenging the Union Government's recently-launched Sahyog portal, which is used to automate notices...
High Courts Should Discourage Direct Filing Of Anticipatory Bail Pleas, Ask Parties To Approach Sessions Court First: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has once again cautioned High Courts against directly entertaining anticipatory bail applications, stressing that litigants should ordinarily be directed to first approach the Sessions Court before invoking the High Court's concurrent jurisdiction.The case arose from the murder of a health worker in Patna, who was shot dead in broad daylight allegedly at the behest...
Supreme Court Recommends Dedicated Portal Under MHA For Missing Children Cases, Flags Lack Of Coordination Among State Police Units
The Supreme Court recently recommended that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs set up a common dedicated portal to trace the kidnapped or trafficked children, considering that tracing such children requires coordinated efforts, which can be done through the said portal, with a dedicated officer being in charge. Consequently, the Court allowed the Additional Solicitor General, Aishwarya Bhati,...
Supreme Court Seeks Centre, ASI Responses On Plea Seeking Permission For Urs & Namaz At Premises Of Muhammed Ghaus-Tansen Tombs
The Supreme Court recently issued notice in a special leave petition against a Madhya Pradesh High Court order, which denied permission to perform religious and cultural activities such as Urs and Namaz at a Dargah near the tomb of Hazrat Sheikh Muhammad Ghaus in Gwalior, which also contains the tomb of Tansen, one of the nine jewels of Mughal Emperor Akbar.A bench comprising Justice...
Improper For HC Judge To Not Refer Bail Plea To Earlier Judge Citing Roster Change : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently criticised a High Court Judge for not referring a regular bail application to the earlier bench, which had dealt with the anticipatory bail application from the same FIR, citing the reason that the earlier judge's roster had changed.The Court observed that such reasoning adopted by the High Court Judge was not proper.A bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah...
Motor Accident Compensation - Minimum Wages Can't Be Fixed Solely On Educational Qualification, Must Consider Nature Of Work: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that minimum wages cannot be determined solely on the basis of a person's educational qualification, without reference to the nature of work carried on. The Court was deciding a motor accident compensation case where the quantum of income was in dispute.The case concerned a 20-year-old B.Com final year student who had also enrolled with the Institute of...
Supreme Court Upholds Quashing Of FIR Against DM Gaming Ltd; Keeps Question Whether Poker Is A Game Of Skill Open
The Supreme Court recently upheld a Karnataka High Court order quashing an FIR registered against a Bengaluru recreation club owned by M/s. DM Gaming Ltd where Poker is played over allegations of illegal gaming.The High Court had quashed the FIR relying on its judgment in another case, Rohit Tiwari v. State of Karnataka, which observed that Poker and Rummy are games of skill.Though the...
'To Defend Free Expression' : X Corp Says It'll Appeal Against Karnataka High Court Judgment Upholding Centre's 'Sahyog' Portal
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has announced that it will appeal against the Karnataka High Court's judgment, which dismissed its challenge to the Union Government's recently-launched Sahyog portal, which is used to automate notices to intermediaries to remove unlawful online content.In a post on Monday, Global Affairs X stated that the company respectfully disagrees with the...
'Bihar Prohibition Act Doesn't Apply To Non-Alcoholic Drinks' : Patna High Court Quashes FIR Against Energy Drink Maker
The Patna High Court has quashed an FIR lodged against M/s Siddhi Enterprises and its staff for allegedly selling beer disguised as energy drinks, holding that the beverages in question fell within the permissible standards of non-alcoholic drinks prescribed by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).Justice Alok Kumar Pandey, while allowing the writ petition filed by Kumari Punam, proprietor...
Arbitral Award Must Be Within Parameters Of Agreement Between Parties : Supreme Court Dismisses Chinese Company's Appeal
The Supreme Court has recently upheld the setting aside of an arbitral award of nearly ₹995 crore granted in favour of Chinese company SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation, holding that the arbitral tribunal had erred by re-interpreting contractual terms and departing from the agreed stipulations in violation of Section 28(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,...
Supreme Court Orders Two Delhi Judicial Officers To Undergo 'Special Training' For 'Perverse' Order Granting Bail
The Supreme Court recently directed that two Judicial Officers in the Delhi Judicial Service must undergo special judicial training for a period of at least seven days for the illegal and erroneous manner in which they granted bail to two accused.While setting aside the bail granted to a couple accused in a multi-crore scam, the Court directed the judicial officers who passed the impugned...
Karur Stampede | Plea In Madras High Court Calls For Deregistration Of Vijay's TVK Party For Misconduct
A petition has been filed in the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court seeking derecognition/ deregistration of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam following the recent stampede that occurred in Karur during the party's political rally. The petitioner, an advocate practicing before the Madurai bench argued that during the political rally that took place in Karur on 27th September, a large number...