Nothing To Show Journalism Standards Compromised: Bombay HC Grants Interim Relief To Indian Express In ₹100 Cr Defamation Suit Against Website

The Bombay High Court recently granted ad-interim relief to Indian Express Group directing e-paper Sprouts to remove alleged defamatory articles against Girish Kuber, editor of Express' Marathi daily Loksatta.Justice Manish Pitale observed that no justification is given for publication of articles alleging that Kuber compromised high standards of journalism.“…it is found that there does...

[IT Rules Amendment] No Immunity To Intermediaries That Fail To Remove Content Flagged By Fact Checking Unit: Centre To Bombay High Court

If a social media or news website decides to continue hosting information the Government’s Fact Checking Unit (FCU) flags as ‘false’ or ‘misleading’ it will have to defend its decision before a court if action is taken, the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has informed the Bombay High Court in an affidavit. The immunity such a website or...

CBI Opposes Sameer Wankhede's Quashing Plea In Extortion Case, Seeks Recall Of Interim Protection From Arrest

The Central Bureau of Investigation has sought dismissal of the quashing petition filed by former NCB Officer Sameer Wankhede in the Rs. 25 core extortion case regarding the arrest of Aryan Khan in 2021. In an affidavit before the Bombay High Court, the CBI further sought to vacate the order passed by the vacation bench protecting him from arrest. The matter will now come up for hearing...

Editors Guild India & Association Of Indian Magazines File Fresh Pleas In Bombay High Court Challenging Amendment To IT Rules

Editors Guild of India, an association to protect freedom of the press as well as the Association of Indian Magazines, comprising of publishers have filed separate petitions challenging the amendment to the IT Rules empowering the Central government to identify fake news about itself on social media. Rule 3(i)(II)(C) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media...

Registration Of Design Already In Public Domain Prima Facie Liable For Cancellation: Bombay HC Denies Interim Relief To Ceiling Fan Manufacturer

Observing that its design registration itself may be liable to be cancelled, the Bombay High Court on Monday refused to grant interim relief to Atomberg Technologies Pvt. Ltd. against Luker Electric Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for allegedly copying the design of one of its ceiling fans.Justice Manish Pitale held that Atomberg failed to make a prima facie case for design infringement of its...

Litigant Pays For Lawyer's Mistake, Bombay High Court Disallows Amendment To Cheque Bounce Complaint In Which Firm Was Not Made An Accused

Observing that the complainant did not get proper legal advice from his advocate, the Bombay High Court recently quashed a magistrate’s order allowing amendment to a complaint in a cheque bounce case in which the partnership firm was not made the principal accused.Justice GA Sanap of the Nagpur bench held that the amendment application was not maintainable as there was an incurable legal...

Bombay High Court Orders Take Down Of Prima Facie Defamatory Videos Against Covishield Manufacturer Serum Institute, CEO Adar Poonawalla

The Bombay High Court on Monday directed two individuals to take down prima facie defamatory content against Covishield vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India and its CEO Adar Poonawala in a Rs. 100 crore defamation suit.The court further restrained them from publishing further defamatory content. Justice Riyaz Chagla disposed of the interim application filed by SII and Adar...

Bombay High Court Refuses To Direct Netflix To Take Down 'Scoop' Web Series, Allows Chhota Rajan To Amend Suit

The Bombay High Court today refused to direct OTT platform Netflix to taken down 'Scoop' series based on an intellectual property suit by gangster Chhota Rajan.Justice Shivkumar Dige said now that the series has been released, the court will see on the next date.The court allowed Chhota Rajan to amend his suit to show how it is a matter of intellectual property rights and posted the matter...

Chhota Rajan Moves Bombay High Court Against Netflix Series Scoop, Alleges Infringement Of Personality Rights

Gangster Chhota Rajan has filed a suit before the Bombay High Court against the makers of the Netflix series Scoop for allegedly defaming him and infringing his personality rights.Rajan has impleaded the producer Matchbox Shots LLP, writer Hansal Mehta and Netflix India as defendants in the suit.“The contents of the said trailer are absolutely false, misleading & deceptive and is done...

Accident Victim’s Kin Can File Appeal If Insurance Company Exonerated Of Liability: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court directed an insurance company to compensate a woman’s kin for her death in a vehicular accident despite the driver’s license having expired on the ground that an expired license wouldn’t make him an “unskilled driver.”Justice Shivkumar Dige set aside the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal’s order exonerating the insurance company of any liability owing to the...

Bombay High Court Upholds Culpable Homicide Charge Against Contractors Over Exposed Vertical Iron Bars At Construction Site Leading To Worker's Death

The Bombay High Court recently refused to quash a culpable homicide case against two sub-contractors of a construction site in Goregaon where a worker died after falling on exposed iron bars in an RCC column.A division bench of Justice Sunil B Shukre and Justice MM Sathaye held that leaving the vertical iron bars exposed prima facie makes out a case for culpable homicide not amounting to...

Police Can't Add More Sections Against Accused And Seek Extension Of Custody By Mere Letter To Court Without Fresh Remand Papers: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently held that police cannot seek to add additional sections and extension of judicial custody by a mere letter to the judge without submitting remand papers and bringing the new sections to the notice of the accused.Justice SG Mehare of the Aurangabad bench observed that the accused has to be given an opportunity to contest the additional charges brought against him....