Unauthorised Use Of Celebrity Voice Using AI Tools Violates Rights : Bombay High Court Grants Relief To Asha Bhosle

The Bombay High Court has held that making Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools available which allow the conversion of any voice into that of a celebrity without consent amounts to a violation of personality rights.Justice Arif S. Doctor was hearing a suit filed by legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle, who approached the Court against companies accused of developing and offering...

Bombay High Court Dismisses Anil Ambani's Plea Against SBI Classifying His Loan Account As "Fraud"

The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to quash the order passed by the State Bank of India (SBI), which classified the loan account of Reliance Communications and also its chairman Anil Ambani as "fraud."A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Dr Neela Gokhale pronounced the order.Notably, Ambani and his company account's classification as "fraud" was made on June 13, 2025,...

Madras High Court Forms SIT To Probe Karur Stampede, Slams Vijay's TVK Party For Abandoning Site & Showing No Remorse

The Madras High Court on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Inspector General (IG) of Police Asra Garg to investigate the Karur Stampede, which occurred on September 27, claiming the lives of 41 people.Justice N Senthilkumar also condemned the 'attitude' of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party, in 'abandoning' the place after the incident. The court said that...

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against BJP MP For Seeking IAS Officer's Help After EC's Flying Squad Seized ₹4Cr Cash From Co-Accused

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a criminal case against BJP MP Dr K Sudhakar booked for texting an IAS officer for help after the Election Commission seized Rs 4.8 crore cash from a co-accused's house, a day before the Lok Sabha Elections in April 2024.Justice M I Arun quashed the case registered for offences punishable under sections 171B (bribery), 171C (undue influence of...

Karur Stampede: Madras High Court Reserves Verdict On Pleas By TVK Party Functionaries Seeking Anticipatory Bail

The Madras High Court (Madurai bench) on Friday (October 3) reserved its verdict in anticipatory bail pleas moved by two functionaries of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party apprehending arrest in connection with the stampede that took place during the party's rally in Karur last Saturday. After hearing the parties for some time, Justice M Jothiraman reserved its verdict on the pleas...

Madras High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To TVK Namakkal District Secretary Over Roadshow Rampage, Says Should've Controlled Party Members

The Madras High Court has refused to grant anticipatory bail to the Namakkal District Secretary of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party, N Satish Kumar in connection with a violence that took place on September 27th, allegedly involving party cadres.Justice N Senthilkumar, while dismissing the plea for anticipatory bail, held that as the District Secretary of the party, Kumar should have kept...

Claims Raised After Commencement Of Insolvency Proceedings Stand Extinguished, Not Amenable To Arbitration: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court Bench of Justice Jyoti Singh has observed that claims which are not a part of the Resolution Plan on the date of approval, shall stand extinguished and no person will be entitled to arbitrate such claims. Put differently, post-insolvency commencement date claims which are not made a part of the Resolution Plan are not arbitrable. Facts The present petition...

Gujarat High Court Refuses To Halt Proposal For Partial Demolition Of '400-Year-Old' Mosque For Road Widening Project

The Gujarat High Court on Friday (October 3) declined to interfere with an order refusing to restrain the proposed partial demolition of a mosque stated to be 400-years old, to widen a road leading towards Sabarmati railway station in Ahmedabad. The court was hearing an appeal by the Muttawali of Mancha Masjid against rejection of his writ petition challenging action of Ahmedabad...

Bhima Koregaon Case: Bombay High Court Reserves Order In Hany Babu's Plea For Bail

The Bombay High Court on Friday closed for orders, the bail application filed by former Delhi University Professor Hany Babu, who has been booked for his alleged role in the Elgar Parishad - Bhima Koregaon case.A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale closed the application filed by Babu, for orders. "We may take some time to pronounce the order," Justice Gadkari...

NDPS Act | FSL Report Only Corroborative Evidence, Its Non-Filing With Chargesheet No Ground For Bail: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that that non-annexure of a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report to the charge sheet does not, by itself, entitle an accused to bail in cases under the NDPS Act, particularly where commercial quantity contraband is recovered and the bar under Section 37 applies. A bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal said so while rejecting the second bail...

Madras High Court Rejects Pleas Seeking CBI Probe Into Karur Stampede, Govt Says No Permission For Any Political Meets Till SOP Framed

The Madras High Court (Madurai bench) on Friday (October 3) rejected a bunch of pleas seeking CBI probe into the Karur stampede which occurred on last Saturday, claiming 39 lives. Meanwhile, the State government also informed the high court that until SOPs are framed for holding of public meetings by political parties, no permissions will be given to any political party to hold such meetings....

Post-Graduation Diploma Not Equivalent To Post-Graduate Degree For Purpose Of Promotion: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that a postgraduate diploma cannot be treated as equivalent to a postgraduate degree for promotion to the post of Assistant Professor under the Himachal Pradesh Medical Education Service Rules, 1999. A Division Bench of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur & Justice Sushil Kukreja noted that: “There is no reference of Post Graduation Diploma in the...