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![[Javed Akhtar Defamation Case] – Kangana Ranaut Approaches Sessions Court Against Process Issued By The Magistrate](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2020/11/03/500x300_384051-javed-akthar-kangana-ranaut.jpg "[Javed Akhtar Defamation Case] – Kangana Ranaut Approaches Sessions Court Against Process Issued By The Magistrate")
[Javed Akhtar Defamation Case] – Kangana Ranaut Approaches Sessions Court Against Process Issued By The Magistrate
Actor Kangana Ranaut has approached City Civil and Sessions The court, at Dindoshi, challenging the issuance of process by a Metropolitan Magistrate Court against her, in the criminal defamation case by lyricist Javed Akhtar for her remarks against him in an interview with Arnab Goswami. In the revision application filed in the Sessions Court, Kangana has said the procedure under...
Bombay High Court Pulls Up An Additional Sessions Judge For Using Slang/Foul Words 'Disrespectful To Women' In Rape Case
"The Trial Court has used the words 'F*****' and "F******". These words are used in slang language, are treated to be foul words and are utterly disrespectful to women": Bombay High Court
Strictly Follow Program Code : Karnataka HC Directs Media On PIL Filed After Ramesh Jarkiholi Scandal
The Karnataka High Court has passed an interim order directing TV news channels to strictly follow the ''Programme Code' defined under Section 5 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 ('Act' for short) read with Rule 6 of the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994.The order was passed by a single bench on March 6 on a PIL filed by an advocate affiliated to the Bharatiya...
Section 138 NI Act : Supreme Court Forms Committee To Suggest Steps For Expeditious Trial Of Cheque Dishonour Cases
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has on Wednesday directed the formation of a Committee under Chairmanship of former Bombay High Court judge Justice RC Chavan to consider steps to be taken for expeditious disposal of cheque bounce cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. A Constitution Bench led by CJI Bobde found it appropriate to form a committee...
Breaking: Kerala High Court Issues Notice On LiveLaw's Plea Challenging New IT Rules; Orders No Coercive Action
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Central Government on a writ petition filed by LiveLaw challenging the constitutional validity of Information Technology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, notified by the Centre on February 25, as imposing "arbitrary, vague,disproportionate and unreasonable" restrictions on digital news media...
Delhi High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of "Stubborn Reluctance To Wear Masks Properly" On Flight; Issues Guidelines
Justice C Hari Shankar of the Delhi High Court,taking suo-motu cognizance of what he described as an "alarming situation" on an Air India flight bound towards Delhi from Kolkata on Mar 5, has issued a slew of directions to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and commercial airlines in the country with respect to in-flight Covid-19 protocol. In an order passed on Monday, he...
"Absolutely Illegal And Unjustified": Advocate Mehmood Pracha Moves Delhi Court Against Delhi Police's Second Raid
Advocate Mehmood Pracha has moved a Delhi Court against the second raid conducted by the Delhi Police's Special Cell on 9th March 2021, calling the whole exercise as "completely illegal and unjustified". Pracha has been representing many accused persons in the Delhi Riots conspiracy cases that broke out in February last year. The Delhi Police has raided Mehmood Pracha's office in December...
Karnataka's Restrictions On Travel From Kerala Against Centre's Orders: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday rebuked the Karnataka Government for not modifying the order by which it imposed restrictions on travel from the neighboring state of Kerala.Although a statement was made by the government advocate on the last hearing date (March 5) that the order will be modified, the court was informed today that the State government has not modified the order dated...
Breaking: Gujarat HC Proposes To Prohibit Social Exclusion Of Women Based On Their Menstrual Status At All Private And Public Places, Including Religious & Educational
The Gujarat High Court has proposed to prohibit the social exclusion of women on the basis of their menstrual status at all places, be it private or public, religious or educational.Underlining that all religions (excluding Sikhism) refer to menstruating woman as "ritually unclean", the Gujarat High Court recently proposed a set of guidelines that the State Government should follow to...
Arbitration : Supreme Court Suggests Amendments To Sections 11(7), 37 To Bring Section 8 & 11 At Par On Appealability
The Supreme Court has observed that the amendments to Section 11(7) and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 might be necessary so that the orders passed under Section 8 and 11 are brought on par as far as appealability is concerned.Section 8, which deals with the power of a court to refer parties to arbitration, was amended in 2015 to state that such reference should not be...
Breaking: Writ Of Habeas Corpus Not Maintainable Against Judicial Order Of Magistrate /CWC Sending Minor Victim To Children Protection Homes:Allahabad High Court (FB)
A Full Bench of Allahabad High Court on Monday held that an order passed by a Judicial Magistrate or Child Welfare Committee sending victim to women protection homes/child care homes cannot be challenged or set aside in a writ of habeas corpus. Subsequently, the Bench also observed that the detention of a corpus in such child care homes cannot be treated as an illegal detention. Full...
