Kantara Plagiarism Row: Kerala High Court Stays FIR Against Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran

The Kerala High Court on Thursday stayed the FIR filed against Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran by Mathrubhumi Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd in connection with the alleged copyright infringement of the song "Varaharoopam" from Kannada movie “Kantara”.The court observed that as a mere distributor of the film in Kerala, the actor was “unnecessarily being dragged into” and that...

Supreme Court Directs IRDAI To Consider If Personal Accident Cover Can Include Persons Other Than Owner

The Supreme Court has directed the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India to consider whether claims by family members, friends, or such persons other than the registered owner driving or riding borrowed vehicles, could be the beneficiaries of personal accident cover, where the accidents could not be attributed to other ‘offending’ vehicles or the drivers’ own...

Police Cannot Insist On 'Politically Neutral' Colour Decorations For Temple Festivals: Kerala High Court

"A worshipper or devotee also has no legal right to insist that saffron/orange coloured decorative materials alone are used for festivals in a temple under the management of the Travancore Devaswom Board".

No Enrollment Fee Above Rs 750 Rs : Kerala High Court To Bar Council In Interim Order

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday passed an interim order holding that the Bar Council is not entitled to collect an enrolment fee of more than Rs.750/- prescribed under law, while enrolling prospective advocates.Justice Shaji P Chaly passed the said order in view of the decision of the High Court in Koshy T. v. Bar Council of Kerala, Ernakulam and Another (2017 KHC 553) which had held...

What Is A 'Living Will' & Supreme Court's New Order On Passive Euthanasia Procedure? [VIDEO]

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Uddhav Thackeray vs Eknath Shinde : Why Supreme Court Said It's A Tough Constitutional Issue To Decide?

While hearing the case related to the rift within the Shiv Sena party, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally observed that one of the issues is a "tough constitutional issue to decide".One issue which has been referred to the Constitution Bench is the correctness of the view taken by the Supreme Court in its 2016 decision Nabam Rebia vs Deputy Speaker that a Speaker...

Varaharoopam Plagiarism Row : Kerala HC Allows Thaikkudam Bridge To Proceed Against Kantara Music Director Before Kozhikode District Court

In relation to the row over alleged plagiarism by the "Varaharoopam" song of "Kantara", the Kerala High Court has set aside the order passed by District Court Kozhikode which returned the plaint filed by Thaikkudam Bridge alleging copyright infringement by the makers of the Kannada superhit film.The District Court had cited two main reasons for returning Thaikkudam Bridge's plaint : one,...

Valentine’s Day : Right to Love & Indian Supreme Court

Valentine’s Day is upon us again. It is a holiday of mysterious provenance but has come to widely represent a festival of love and devotion (not to mention, consumerism) that is celebrated and dreaded in equal measure. Whether you have a significant other, are (un)happily unattached, think Valentine’s Day is nothing more than a grotesque capitalistic spectacle, or rail against the ‘dazzle of western civilisation’, there is no escaping the fourteenth of February, and all the associated...

Parliament Can Convert Existing State Into A Union Territory : Supreme Court In J&K Delimitation Case

While upholding the delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court observed that the Parliament has the power to convert an existing state into a Union Territory.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka noted that Article 3 provides that Parliament may by law form new States and alter the areas, boundaries or names of the existing States. As per, explanation...

Justice S.Abdul Nazeer’s Appointment As The Governor Without A Cooling-Off Period Brings It Under Scrutiny

The news that the former Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer, who retired on January 4, has been appointed as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh, should cause concern to all those who value judicial accountability and reputation.Although it is not the first time that a former Judge of the Supreme Court has been appointed as the Governor of a state, this is the first time that a former Judge of the Supreme Court has been appointed so soon after his or her retirement. Justice S.Fazl...

CJI DY Chandrachud's Strong Message To HC CJs : Don't Disband Hybrid Hearing Option, Technology Was Not Only For Pandemic Time

While hearing a plea seeking to declare virtual hearings a fundamental right, CJI DY Chandrachud expressed his anguish towards Chief Justices of High Courts who have started disbanding the infrastructure for virtual hearings. CJI Chandrachud, who has been a strong advocate for the use of technology in the judiciary and has emphasized the importance of virtual hearings in promoting access...

High Court Issues Notice On Delhi Police’s Plea Against Order Discharging Sharjeel Imam, Others In Jamia Violence Case

The Delhi High Court on Monday said that trial court's observations in the order discharging Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in the 2019 Jamia violence case, will not affect the further investigation or trial of the remaining accused. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma issued notice on the revision petition filed by the Delhi Police and listed the case for hearing...