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Khan Sir Moves Patna High Court To Quash FIR Over Coaching Centre Firing Incident, Seeks Reopening Of Institute
Educator and YouTuber Faisal Khan, popularly known as Khan Sir, has approached the Patna High Court seeking quashing of the FIR registered against him by the Patna Police in connection with the recent violence at his coaching institute.Khan Sir has also sought directions for reopening his coaching institute, which has remained shut following the incident.The matter came up before the High...
2017 Actress Assault Case: Another Kerala High Court Judge Recuses From Hearing Survivor's Plea For Fresh Probe Into 'Memory Card Leak'
Kerala High Court's Dr. Justice Kauser Edappagath on Wednesday (June 10) recused from hearing a plea filed by the survivor in the 2017 Actress Assault Case seeking a fresh and comprehensive probe by SIT into the alleged illegal access of the memory card that contained visuals of the assault.This development comes after a coordinate bench of Justice Jobin Sebastian had recused from hearing...
Intermediary Liability And Data Responsibility: Balancing Innovation With Accountability In Digital India
The role of social media platforms has changed from being passive conduits of information to being active arbiters of public discourse, content moderation, and the processing of personal data. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X (formerly Twitter), and TikTok facilitate Global communication, commerce, and political organising. The changes in these platforms will require a re-evaluation of the laws originally designed for traditional internet service providers.A fundamental question is...
CAPF Personnel Can Approach Delhi High Court For Service Disputes Though Cause Of Action Arose Outside : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that members of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), including the Border Security Force (BSF), can invoke the writ jurisdiction of the Delhi High Court in service matters even when the cause of action arises outside Delhi, owing to the location of the offices of the Union of India and the respective force headquarters in the national capital. A bench of...
'Filing Election Petition Is Statutory Right':Madras High Court Asks ECI To Furnish Udhayanidhi Stalin's Election Papers To Losing Candidate
The Madras High Court recently directed the Election Commission of India to furnish the election-related documents of Udhayanidhi Stalin and other documents sought for by a candidate who contested from the same constituency for filing an election affidavit. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayanan rejected the ECI's argument that the documents could...
Delhi Riots: High Court Seeks Police Response On Tahir Hussain's Bail Plea
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (June 10) sought response of the Delhi Police on the appeal filed by former Aam Aadmi Party Councillor Tahir Hussain seeking bail in relation to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots larger conspiracy case.A division bench comprising Justice Neena Bansal Krishna and Justice Madhu Jain also sought reply of the Delhi Police on Hussain's application seeking condonation...
Acquittal In Rape Case Doesn't Bar Scientific Determination Of Paternity : Supreme Court Upholds DNA Test Order
The Supreme Court recently held that a DNA test may be directed in a paternity dispute even where the alleged father was previously acquitted in a criminal rape case, observing that scientific evidence becomes indispensable when no other evidence can conclusively resolve the question of biological parentage. A Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh dismissed...
