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Removal Of Offending Content From Internet: Delhi High Court Lays Down Procedure, Guidelines For Intermediaries, Govt.Agencies
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday held that photographs taken from Facebook and Instagram accounts uploaded on pornographic website without the consent of such person amounts to an offence under sec. 67 of the IT Act and that such an act, even if the photographs are not in itself obscene of offensive, without the consent of the party would amount to breach of person's privacy. While making...
BREAKING : 'High Courts Are In A Crisis Situation': Supreme Court Lays Down Time Line For Appointment Of High Court Judges
Expressing grave concerns at the mounting vacancies of High Court judges, the Supreme Court on Tuesday emphasized that the Central Government should proceed to make appointments immediately after the Supreme Court collegium has cleared the names.If the Government has any reservation over the Collegium recommendations, it should send back the names with specific reasons for reservations.Once...
BREAKING : Delhi High Court Automatically Extends Interim Orders Passed By It & Subordinate Courts Till July 16
Taking note of the limited functioning of Courts on account of the COVID19 surge, the Delhi High Court has suo moto extended the interim orders passed by it and the courts subordinate to it, which were subsisting as on April 19 or expiring after that, till July 16."Taking suo moto cognizance of the aforesaid extraordinary circumstances, under Article 226 & 227 of the...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Sushant Singh Rajput's Father Seeking Ban On Release Of Any Movie On Son's Life
A single judge bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri of the Delhi High Court today issued notice on a petition by late Bollywood actor, Sushant Singh Rajput's father, seeking a ban on the release of any movie on the actor's life.Alleging the violation of right to privacy, and "passing off", the petition states that in light of recent news articles and publications regarding movies and other...
Delhi Govt Failed To Do Enough For Migrants, Daily Wagers; Avoid Repeat Of 2020 Lockdown Sufferings: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has asked the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to ensure that the migrant workers and daily wagers in the region do not undergo the sufferings they had to undergo during the lockdown in 2020.The capital state has announced a lockdown till April 26 in the wake of COVID19 second wave.Reminding the Delhi Government of the plight of migrants and daily...
Provide 10,000 Vials Of Remdesivir To Nagpur District By 8 PM Tonight : Bombay High Court
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to provide 10,000 vials of Remdesivir, a crucial anti-viral drug to Hospitals treating Covid-19 patients in Nagpur, by 8 pm, tonight. The division bench of Justices SB Shukre and SM Modak, hearing a Suo Motu Public Interest Litigation said, there has been a disparity in the distribution of...
"Healthcare Infra At The Stage Of Imminent Collapse": Delhi High Court Directs Govt. To State Beds, Oxygen Availability On Affidavit
Expressing concern over the unprecedented rise in Covid-19 cases in the capital, with the capital registering more than 25,000 cases in a day, the Delhi High Court expressing concern over the situation said that, "It is evident that the healthcare infrastructure is at the stage of imminent collapse."Taking special note of the condition of daily wage workers who have been affected by the...
Madras Bar Association Moves Supreme Court Challenging Tribunals Reforms Ordinance 2021
The Madras Bar Association has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization and Conditions of Service) Ordinance 2021, to the extent it amends Sections 184 and 186 of the Finance Act 2017.Sections 184 and 186 of the Finance Act 2017 give Central Government rule-making power in relation to the mode of appointment, terms of service, allowances...
Allahabad High Court Bar Association To Provide 5 Lakh To Families/Nominees Of Advocates Who Have Died Due To COVID After April 1
In a significant move, the Allahabad High Court Bar Association has decided to provide financial assistance (of Rs. 5 Lakh) to the families/Nominees of those Advocates who have died due to novel Coronavirus. It may be noted that the Bar Association will provide financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the dependents or nominees of all those Advocates who have died after April 1, 2021....
COVID Second Wave: Delhi Government Announces Lockdown From April 19 Night To April 26 Morning
To contain the spread of the COVID-19 and in view of the record rise in the COVID-19 cases, the Delhi Government has announced a complete lockdown in the Capital, starting Monday (April 19, 10 PM) night until Monday (April 26, 6 AM) morning. The Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal announced the Curfew by holding a press conference today and called it a 'Mini Lockdown'. All the...