'Notice To User Necessary Before Taking Down Social Media Content': Supreme Court Expresses Prima Facie View In PIL Challenging IT Rules

While hearing a PIL challenging the blocking of social media accounts/posts without issuing notice to the user ("originators") who uploaded the post, the Supreme Court on Monday (March 3) orally remarked that notice must be issued to users who are identifiable.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih sought the response of the Union Government on the petition filed by Software Freedom Law...

'Poem Not Anti-National, Police Must Read & Understand' : Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Congress MP's Plea To Quash Gujarat FIR

"75 years after the existence of the Constitution, freedom of speech and expression has to be at least now understood by the police."

'Caste Certificate Seems To Be Big Problem In Tamil Nadu; There Appears To Be A Huge Racket' : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently made a prima facie observation regarding the existence of a "huge racket" in the State of Tamil Nadu which was behind issuing bogus caste certificates.The Court made this observation while dealing with a batch of cases concerning the certificates issued to thousands of persons certifying them to be belonging to the Hindu Konda Reddis Community in Tamil...

'None Should Be Excluded From Judicial Service Only Because Of Disability' : Supreme Court Quashes MP Rule Barring Blind Candidates

"Visually impaired candidates cannot be said to be 'not suitable' for judicial service and they are eligible to participate in selection for posts in judicial service."

'Prima Facie Evidence Of Regulatory Lapses' : Court Orders FIR Against Ex-SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch & BSE Officials

The inaction by law enforcement and SEBI necessitates judicial intervention, the Court said.

Caste Discrimination In Colleges | 'Draft Regulations Prepared By UGC', Tells Union; Supreme Court Mulls 'Strong & Robust' Mechanism

In the PIL assailing caste discrimination in higher educational institutions (HEIs), the Union recently told the Supreme Court that the University Grants Commission (UGC) has prepared draft regulations to inter-alia address the issues raised. On its part, the Court expressed that it is looking to create a "very strong and robust mechanism" for "really" tackling the unfortunate issues.A bench...

Arbitration Agreement Enforceable Against Legal Representatives Of Deceased Party : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that an arbitration agreement is enforceable against the legal representatives of a deceased partner of a partnership firm."An arbitration agreement does not cease to exist on the death of any party and the arbitration agreement can be enforced by or against the legal representatives of the deceased," the Court stated, referring to the judgment in Ravi...

IFF Wins Global Privacy & Human Rights Award

The Internet Freedom Foundation has won the first Global Privacy and Human Rights Award of the Global Privacy Assembly Working Group on Data Protection and Other Rights and Freedoms.The prize was awarded in Taipei, Taiwan, during the annual RightsCon conferenceInternet Freedom Foundation was honoured for its litigation and advocacy work defending online freedom and addressing the use of...

Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra Re-elected As BCI Chairman For 7th Consecutive Term

Senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra has been re-elected as the chairman of the Bar Council of India, making it his seventh-consecutive win. Notably, Mishra is also BJP member of parliament–to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar. A press release from the BCI issued after his win stated, "Soon after the announcement of his re-election for a seventh term, Mr. Mishra expressed his heartfelt gratitude to...

NCR States Must Pay Compensation To Construction Workers Affected By GRAP Closures, Even Without Specific Court Orders: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (February 28) directed that NCR states must pay compensation to construction workers affected by the closure of activities due to Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) measures in Delhi NCR. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan clarified that compensation should be paid in accordance with its earlier order dated November 24, 2021, which mandated...

Bengaluru Court Issues Summons To BS Yediyurappa In POCSO Case

A special court in Bengaluru on Friday issued summons to former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and three other accused and directed their presence before the court on March 15, in connection with a case registered under Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The High Court had recently, while setting aside the earlier cognizance order, directed the special court to pass an...

Grand Finale Of AmiQuiz Curiae National Legal Quiz To Be Held In Delhi Tomorrow

The Grand Finale of the AmiQuiz Curiae National Legal Quiz will be held in New Delhi on March 2, 2025. The quiz is a tribute to the 75th anniversary of the Indian Constitution.Finalists from the North, East, West and South Zonal rounds will be competing in the finals. Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Chief Justice of India; Justice DK Upadhyaya, Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court; and Senior...