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'CCI Order Against Google Will Boost Digital Innovation': Interview With The 3 Young Lawyers Who Fought The Legal Battle
Search Engine Giant Google has been in news headlines for over a week now. This is because of two orders passed by the Competition watchdog of India, which heavily fined the Company.The first order passed by the Competition Commission of India on October 20 imposed a penalty of Rs. 1337.76 Crore on Google under Section 27 of the Competition Act, 2002, for abusing its dominant position in...
Kantara Movie Song In Copyright Dispute : Kerala Court Restrains Playing Of "Varaha Roopam" In Theatres, Streaming Platforms
A Kerala Court has passed an order of temporary injunction to restrain the makers of Kannada super hit movie "Kantara" from using the song "Varaha Roopam" in theatres and streaming platforms.The Principal District Court at Kozhikode passed the ad-interim order in a suit filed by Kerala based rock music band "Thaikkudam Bridge", which alleged that "Varaha Roopam" has been plagiarized from its...
Governor's Gaffes
Certain recent statements of the Governor of Kerala have been startling. They smack of monarchial tendencies and are totally alien to our constitutional scheme. He has spoken of the withdrawal of his pleasure with regard to Cabinet Ministers. That gives the impression of all this being personal to him. The true position is wholly otherwise. The Constitution has adopted a form...
Supreme Court Seeks Response From Allahabad HC Judge For Dismissing 45 Anticipatory Bail Pleas On Same Day In Same Fashion For Non-Prosecution
The Supreme Court recently took exception to how a Judge of the Allahabad High Court dismissed almost 45 petitions seeking anticipatory bail on a single day, in the same fashion for non-prosecution.In this regard, a Division Bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar has sought a report from the Registrar of the High Court seeking reasons from the concerned High Court Judge for his...
Governor's Withdrawal Of Pleasure In Minister Is Not Constitutionally Valid Without Chief Minister's Advice : PDT Achary
Responding to the act of Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan withdrawing the pleasure in the Finance Minister KN Balagopal, constitutional law expert and former Secretary General of the Lok Sabha Mr. PDT Achary said that a Governor can take such a decision only on the advice of the Chief Minister. "The Governor can withdraw the pleasure only on the advice of the Chief Minister. Pleasure...
Married Woman Being Asked To Do Household Work Does Not Mean She Is Treated Like Maid Servant: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently observed that a married woman being asked to do household work does not mean that she is being treated like a maid servant. The court also observed that without description of alleged acts of the husband and in-laws, it cannot be determined whether they committed cruelty towards the wife. "If a married lady is asked to do household work definitely for...
Mumbai Consumer Forum Holds Uber Liable For Driver's Negligence Leading Passenger To Miss Her Flight
Holding the cab aggregator responsible for the driver's negligence, a Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum in Thane directed Uber India to pay a lawyer Rs. 20,000 for a missed flight to Chennai owing to delays caused by the driver. The forum held that the complainant was Uber's consumer under the Consumer Protection Act 2019 and the driver was merely an agent appointed by the cab...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index [October 17 – 23, 2022]
Advocates Act, 1961; Section 32 - The enabling provision of Section 32, whereby any Court, authority or person may permit any non-advocate to appear before it or him in any particular case is difficult to be read as creating a corresponding bar in giving permission to a GPA holder of a party to represent that party as such, if the said GPA holder, during pendency of the proceedings in...
Cheque Dishonour Case Convict Agrees To Pay After 10 Yrs Litigation; Supreme Court Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Cost For Wasting Judicial Time
A party faced the ire of the Supreme Court for taking a cheque dishonour dispute to the level of apex level before agreeing to settle the matter with the complainant. The appellant had approached the Supreme Court challenging the concurrent orders of conviction passed by three courts against him for the offence of cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.Before...
CCI Imposes ₹936.44 Crore Cost On Google, Says Google Play's Mandatory Billing System For Paid Apps & In-App Purchases Unfair
The Competition Commission of India on Tuesday said it has imposed a penalty of Rs. 936.44 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position with respect to its Play Store policies, apart from issuing a cease-and-desist order. The Commission also directed Google to modify its conduct within a defined timeline and restrain from indulging in anti-competitive practices.The order has been passed...