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'Copyright Owners Have Right To Dub Cinema' : Delhi High Court Vacates Stay On Hindi Dub Of Telugu Movie "Bheemla Nayak"
The Delhi High Court recently vacated its earlier ex-parte injunction order against M/s Sithara Entertainment which barred it from releasing the Hindi-dubbed version of its Telugu remake of the Malayalam film "Ayyappanum Koshiyum". A single judge bench of Justice Jyoti Singh, while vacating the earlier order, held that the owners of copyright in a cinematographic work will have the right to...
Bengaluru Court Directs Social Media To Take Down Photo Used To Make Defamatory Claims Against Justices Surya Kant & Pardiwala
The Additional City Civil And Session Court in Bengaluru on Tuesday passed a "John Doe" order directing social media platforms Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram and Whatsapp to take down a widely circulated photograph which was used to make false and defamatory claims against Justice Surya Kant and Justice Pardiwala of the Supreme Court, following their remarks against former...
Gujarat High Court Directs Judicial Officers To Strictly Observe Court Working Hours
The High Court of Gujarat has directed all judicial officers in the state to maintain strict observance of court working hours and punctually dispose judicial business. This was after the High Court's attention was drawn towards the frequent violation of instructions contained in Paragraph 2(B) of Chapter-I of the Civil Manual and various High Court Circulars and letters issued with regard to...
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Supreme Court Adjourns SP Leader Azam Khan's Plea To Quash Chargesheet In Forgery Case To July 18
In a plea filed by Samajwadi Party Leader, Azam Khan assailing the order of the Allahabad High Court, which had refused to quash chargesheet and proceedings in the birth certificate forgery case, the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, wanted to have a look at the charges framed in the matter and in that regard granted time to Senior Advocate, Mr. Kapil Sibal representing Khan, to file the...
OBC Quota In Maharashtra Local Body Polls : Supreme Court Says Suggestions Of Backward Classes Commission Can't Be Accommodated After Election Process Has Been Notified
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, made it abundantly clear that suggestions of the Commission appointed by the Maharashtra Government to ascertain the extent of OBC reservation required to be provided in its local bodies elections cannot be accommodated for the areas for which the election programme has already been notified.After conducting contemporaneous and rigorous empirical inquiry,...
Doctrine Of Ejusdem Generis Not Automatically Applicable To Restrict Words Used In Statute If Legislative Intent Is Clear: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has recently held that the doctrine of "ejusdem generis" cannot be made automatically applicable to restrict the words used in a statute if otherwise intention of the legislature is clear. It is only in cases where intention of the legislature is clear that the general terms shall not be given broader meaning than required, the aforesaid...
Minor Student's Dead Body Found Inside School Premises: Jharkhand High Court Directs CBI To 'Reinvestigate' 2016 Murder Case
The Jharkhand High Court last week transferred reinvestigation of a 2016 murder case of a 7th class student to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi stressed that the Court can direct the investigation by an independent agency under the exceptional situation"In a case where a 16 years' old child has been found murdered in the premises of the...
SSR Case: Bombay High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail To Celebrity Manager Karishma Prakash
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail application of Karishma Prakash, actor Deepika Padukone's former manager, in the drugs case related to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death. Justice Bharati Dangre also refused to extend the interim protection granted earlier, to enable Prakash to approach the Supreme Court. The court also referred a question to...
"Sound Level Must Be Within Permissible Limit": Calcutta High Court Calls For Vigil To Prevent Noise Pollution
The Calcutta High Court has reiterated that sound level of loudspeakers, microphones, etc. must be within the permissible limit and a general vigil must be maintained by the Police to prevent public nuisance by means of noise pollution in the city.The order was passed on a petition filed by a retired bank employee who alleged that the police authorities in his area had failed to take steps...
Delhi High Court Closes Pleas Seeking Dignified Burial/ Cremation Of Dead Bodies Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday disposed of a batch of petitions filed amid the surge in cases relating to COVID-19, seeking directions for dignified burial or cremation of dead bodies.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad took note of the detailed status report filed by the local bodies, indicating the steps taken for increasing...