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Can Using Celebritys Image Violate Personality Rights When Copyright Vests With Photographer? Delhi High Court Asks

The Delhi High Court on Monday orally asked if clicking a celebrity's photograph and using it will amount to violation of personality rights, especially when copyright in the image will belong to the person clicking it. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani posed the question while hearing a suit filed by Aaradhya Bachchan seeking protection of her personality rights. “As far as copyright is...

Internal Committees Closure Report Not Enough To Close Sexual Harassment FIR: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that an Internal Committee's report following an inquiry into a sexual harassment complaint cannot, by itself, result in the closure of a criminal case involving a cognizable offence.Justice V Srishananda observed that since the offence under Section 354A of the Indian Penal Code is cognizable, the Internal Committee's proceedings and report would not...

Calcutta High Court Reserves Order In ISFs Plea Challenging Allotment Of Envelope Symbol To TMC-D For Nandigram By-Poll

The Calcutta High Court on Monday reserved its order on a plea filed by the Indian Secular Front (ISF) challenging the Election Commission's allotment of its 'Envelope' election symbol to the Ritabrata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress-Democratic (TMC-D) for the upcoming Nandigram Assembly by-poll.During the hearing, Justice Krishna Rao questioned the Election Commission's decision-making...

Serious Ramifications: J&K&L High Court Transfers Investigation In Baramulla Fake Decree Case To Crime Branch, Constitutes SIT

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has transferred the investigation into an alleged fabrication of judicial records in Baramulla from the local police to the Crime Branch, directing constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to comprehensively investigate the alleged conspiracy involving court staff, private persons and officials connected with the purported...

Mere Knowledge Of Where Stolen Articles Were Kept Cant Sustain Prosecution Without Material Linking Accused To Theft: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that mere knowledge of where valuable articles are kept, coupled with general suspicion, cannot form the basis of a criminal prosecution for theft, while quashing an FIR registered against a man under Section 305 BNS.Justice Suraj Govindaraj observed that when different complaints made by family members disclose materially contradictory versions...

Family Suit Can Be Transferred To Wifes Place Of Residence Over Hardship Caused Due To Travel, Child-Care Duties: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court transferred a matrimonial suit from Family Court Morbi to the Court at Kutch after noting that the wife was living in Kutch district and travelling to Morbi to attending proceedings was causing her great hardship. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 261]In doing so the court noted that the inconvenience that was being caused to the wife was much higher as she was also taking care of...

Plea Before Kerala High Court Challenging Centres TV Rating Policy Clause On Landing Page Viewership Withdrawn

The Kerala High Court on Monday (September 28) permitted the petitioners to withdraw a plea challenging the proviso to Clause 5.4.1 of the TV Ratings Policy 2026 issued by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB). [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 529] According to this clause, viewership arising out of Landing Page shall not be counted in the viewership measurement and that Landing Page can...

Ujjain Shahi Masjid: MP High Court Disposes Appeal Against Demolition Notice After Mosque Committee, Municipal Corporation Reach Settlement

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of an appeal filed by Shahi Masjid Waqf Panch Mochiyan against the demolition notice issued by the Ujjain Municipal Corporation. [2026 LiveLaw (MP) 389]The Division Bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar and Justice Jai Kumar Pillai took note of the settlement reached between the mosque's authorised administrative committee and the Corporation, although...

Delhi High Court Directs NTA To Issue Duplicate NEET-UG Scorecards To Foreign Medical Graduates Who Lost Originals

The Delhi High Court has directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to issue duplicate NEET-UG scorecards to a batch of medical graduates who had misplaced or lost their original scorecards. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 919]Justice Jasmeet Singh observed that the aspirants were preparing for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE), which is crucial to their career prospects as doctors.“I am...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup September 21 - September 27, 2026

Nominal Index:Manzoor Ahmad Hajam v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 407Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Others v. Mushtaq Ahmad Shah 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 408Firdous Ahmad Mir v. Union Territory of J and K (Home) and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 409Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir v. Rayees Ahmad Shah 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 410Mohd. Yousuf through his wife Farida...

Guinness World Record Holders Special Ability Can Be Considered To Assess Income In Motor Accident Claim: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has enhanced the motor accident compensation awarded to the legal heirs of a motorcycle rider to Rs. 27.97 lakh, taking into account his achievement as a Guinness World Record holder for lifting a cement bag with his teeth while assessing his income, despite there being no clear evidence of his earnings as a contractor. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 260]A division bench of Justice...