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Parental Consent Necessary For Online Platforms To Use Child's Data As Centre Notifies DPDP Rules 2025
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Thursday (November 13) notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025, framed under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, a significant step towards protection of data privacy.Centre had held public consultation on the draft DPDP Rules in January this year.The rules prescribe that Data Fiduciaries shall adopt...
Two Judges Of Pakistan Supreme Court Resign In Protest Against 27th Constitutional Amendment
Two Judges have resigned from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, issuing an extraordinary and strongly worded letter to the President of Pakistan. Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah resigned protesting against the 27th Constitutional Amendment which seeks to establish a Federal Constitution Court, superior to the Supreme Court. The FCC is headed by a Chief Justice, who...
S.138 NI Act | Guidelines In 'Damodar Prabhu Judgment' On Costs For Compounding Cheque Bounce Cases Not Binding: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently set aside the cost imposed by the Bombay High Court on a man convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, after noting that the complainant had no objection to the settlement and that the appellant was unable to pay the amount.A bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma held that the guidelines in Damodar S. Prabhu v....
Can Telecom Spectrum License Be Subjected To Insolvency Proceedings? Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
The Supreme Court on Friday reserved judgment in a batch of appeals challenging the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's decision in the insolvency proceedings of Aircel and Reliance Communications holding that spectrum can be subjected to insolvency/liquidation proceedings being an intangible asset of the Corporate Debtor.The NCLAT further held that the right to use the spectrum can only...
Bombay High Court Restrains Publishers Of “The New Indian Express” From Using The Name Outside Southern States
The Bombay High Court has restrained Express Publications (Madurai) Pvt. Ltd. from using the title “The New Indian Express” outside the southern states for which it was granted rights, holding that the trademark “Indian Express” is exclusively owned by The Indian Express (P) Ltd.A single bench of Justice R I Chagla passed the order on November 13, 2025, allowing the interim...
Additional Sessions Judge Hauled Up In Bribery Case After ACB Arrests His Clerk While Accepting ₹15 Lakhs For Passing 'Favourable' Order
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday declared an Additional Sessions Judge as "absconder" in a case of demanding bribe to the tune of Rs 15 lakhs and has also arrested the judge's clerk for accepting the said amount for deciding a commercial suit in favour of the complainant.As per a press statement, issued by ACB, Mumbai office, the complainant's commercial suit was listed before...
NCLT Hyderabad Orders Liquidation of Maharashtra-Based Pioneer Gas Power Limited
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Hyderabad has recently ordered the liquidation of Maharashtra-based Pioneer Gas Power Limited after all attempts to revive the company through the insolvency process failed. A bench comprising Judicial Member Rajeev Bhardwaj and Technical Member Sanjay Puri, in an order passed on November 11, allowed the liquidation application filed by Bright...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : November 13, 2025
Links to today's reports :'Perverted Mind, Threat To Girls': Supreme Court Slams Assam Professor Booked Over Pakistan Supporting & Obscene Social Media PostsSupreme Court Grants Final Chance To Five States To Frame Remission Policies, Asks High Courts To Monitor ProgressSupreme Court Prohibits Mining Within National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries & Within 1 Kilometer Around Them'Shocking'...
Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Christian Mission's Possession Of Land In Bilaspur
The Supreme Court recently granted interim relief to the Christian Women's Board of Mission(CWBM) by ordering status quo on its possession of a leasehold property in Bilaspur. The Mission approached the Supreme Court apprehending dispossession by the State of Chhattisgarh, which is seeking repossession of the land.A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta passed an...
NDPS Act - Long Custody & Trial Delay Not Ground For Bail In Commercial Quantity Narcotic Cases If S.37 Conditions Not Met : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that delay in trial or prolonged incarceration cannot, by itself, justify the grant of bail in cases involving commercial quantity of narcotic drugs when the mandatory twin conditions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act remain unmet. The Court set aside two orders of the Bombay High Court that had granted bail to Vigin K Varghese, accused in major cocaine...
Delhi-NCR Air Pollution| Declare AQI Above 250 As 'Disaster' Under Disaster Management Act : Plea In Supreme Court
In the ongoing air pollution crisis in Delhi-NCR matter before the Supreme Court, a plea has been filed seeking to declare situations where the Air Quality Index(AQI) crosses 250 as a 'disaster' under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.Notably, the bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran is seized of the matter. Earlier, the bench directed the State of Punjab and Haryana to file...
Anil Ambani Moves Delhi Court Against Economic Times, Others Over 'Defamatory' Reporting; Order On Interim Injunction On November 17
Businessman and Chairman of Reliance Group, Anil Ambani has filed a defamation case before a Delhi Court against Cobrapost, Economic Times and others over allegedly defamatory reporting, claiming that his companies committed a fraud of over Rs. 41,000 crores. The matter was listed before senior civil judge Vivek Beniwal of Karkardooma Courts. The Court heard the arguments made on behalf of...