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Kunal Kamra Moves Bombay High Court Challenging 'Sahyog Portal' & 2025 Amendment To IT Rules Allowing Blocking Of Social Media Content
Satirist Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the 'Sahyog Portal' and the 2025 amendment to Rule 3(1)(d) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The challenge is directed against provisions which enable the blocking of content posted on social media intermediaries. Earlier,...
Consenting Adults Don't Need Societal Approval For Choosing Life Partners; Even Parents Can't Interfere: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that consenting adults do not need societal approval for choosing their respective life partners and that society or their parents cannot interfere in such matters.Justice Saurabh Banerjee said that sanctity has to be given to such decision of entering into marriage especially when the individuals are consenting adults, who incontrovertibly have the...
'Infructuous': Kerala High Court Dismisses Expelled CPI(M) Leader's Plea For Police Protection To Release Book On Fund Mismanagement By Party
The Kerala High Court on Friday (February 6) dismissed as infructuous the plea preferred by expelled Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Kunhikrishnan V. seeking police protection due to the release of his book "Nethruthwathe Anigal Thiruthanam", which is stated to be an exposé on irregularities and mismanagement of martyrs funds and other funds by some of the leaders of CPI(M),...
Every Discrepant Statement During Campaign Is Not 'Corrupt Practice': Jharkhand HC Upholds Election Of Chandradeo Mahato In 2024 Polls
On 3 February 2026, the Jharkhand High Court upheld the election of Chandradeo Mahato from the Sindri Assembly Constituency, holding that every discrepancy in an election campaign cannot, by itself, be treated as a 'corrupt practice' unless it is shown to be reasonably calculated to prejudice the prospects of other contesting candidates by misleading voters.A Single Judge Bench of Justice...
High Court Seeks Police Response On Accused Plea Seeking Bail In Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on the bail pleas filed by two accused persons in relation to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.A division bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Madhu Jain issued notice on the bail pleas filed by accused Athar Khan and Saleem Malik.The Bench sought response of the Delhi Police and directed that status reports...
Anticipatory Bail Granted On Settlement Can Be Cancelled If Compromise Is Breached: P&H High Court
Holding that an accused cannot secure anticipatory bail on the strength of a compromise and later resile from solemn undertakings made to the Court, the High Court has recalled an anticipatory bail order granted in 2022, observing that such conduct amounts to misuse of judicial leniency and breach of judicial trust.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "This Court takes judicial notice of a burgeoning...
'Will Complete Installation Of CCTV Cameras By February 24': Jadavpur University Tells Calcutta High Court
Jadavpur University on Wednesday informed the Calcutta High Court that CCTV cameras on its campus would be installed by Webel Technologies in the next 17 days. Accordingly, the University undertook before a division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen that the installation would be completed before the next date of hearing on February 24.Counsel for the...
Madras High Court Dismisses Plea By Actor Vijay Challenging 1.5 Crore Income Tax Penalty
The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea filed by Actor Vijay challenging the Rs. 1.5 crore penalty imposed on him by the Income Tax Department for undisclosed income of Rs 15 crore in the financial year 2015-16.Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy noted that the show cause notice had been issued within the two-year limitation period prescribed under Section 263 of the Income Tax Act. As the...
Exam Fairness Includes Mental Calm: Delhi High Court Allows JEE Aspirant To Reappear As Biometric Glitch Disrupted Exam
The Delhi High Court has recently permitted a JEE 2026 aspirant to reappear in the Main Session-I examination who faced repeated biometric authentication failures, observing that the prejudice suffered cannot be dismissed as insignificant.Justice Jasmeet Singh held that the legitimate fear of being declared ineligible, disqualified, or removed from the examination hall cannot be regarded...
Patna High Court Quashes Cognizance Order Against State Minister Santosh Manjhi In 2017 FIR Over Road Blockade, Assault In Bodh Gaya
The Patna High Court granted relief to cabinet minister of Minor Water Resources in Bihar Government–Santosh Manjhi in connection with an FIR concerning a 2017 road blockade and protest in Bodh Gaya wherein a police official was assaulted and a woman was allegedly eve-teased. Manjhi, the son of Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and former Chief Minister Jitin Manjhi,...
Relief Can't Be Denied Just Because Officer Didn't Approach Court: Rajasthan High Court Quashes Stigmatic Remarks
The Rajasthan High Court has granted relief of expunging adverse remarks made by the trial court not only against the petitioner police officer, but also against another officer who did not approach the court for relief.The bench of Justice Anil Kumar Upman held that just because the other officer did not approach the court, it could not be said that the adverse remarks made against him...
Public Prosecutor Has No Independent Authority To Seek Police Remand Without Police's Request: J&K&L High Court
Holding that a Public Prosecutor has no independent authority to seek police remand under Section 167 CrPC unless such a request emanates from the Investigating Agency, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that police custody must be rooted in investigative necessity expressed by the police and not prosecutorial discretion.Justice Sanjay Parihar, while dismissing a...