Source – mondaq.com 1. INTRODUCTION A Single Judge bench of the Delhi High Court (the “High Court“) on October 23, 2019 held that Indian courts can issue orders to internet intermediaries like Facebook Inc. (“Facebook“), Google Inc. (“Google“), and Twitter International Company (“Twitter“) to take down defamatory content published by users on the intermediaries’ platforms on

Source – The Madras High Court has ordered the Accident Claims Tribunal to enhance the compensation awarded by Rs 5 lakh in a case involving the death of a teenager by an MTC bus. Under the original compensation, MTC was ordered to pay Rs 7 lakh as compensation to the family of the deceased. According

Source – swarajyamag.com The Madras High Court warned that the Tamil Nadu Director-General of Police (DGP) would face consequences if its directives in the idols theft cases were not adhered to in letter and spirit. The court was hearing a contempt of court petition filed by retired Inspector General of Police, A G Ponn Manickavel — who

Source – newindianexpress.com RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh High Court has sought a clarification from the state government over its apparent objection in the probe to be carried out by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the murder of BJP MLA Bheema Mandavi. A division bench headed by the Chief Justice PR Ramachandra Menon and Justice PP Sahu

Source – The new Chief Justice of Madras High Court Amreshwar Pratap Sahi found himself flooded with requests from the Bar right on the first day of his assumption of office and the requests ranged from adequate representation for women in elevation as judges of the court to construction of an automated multi-level vehicle parking

Source – Two intertwined contentions drove the Ramjanmabhoomi movement three decades ago. The first was religious: supporters claimed that the central dome of the Babri Masjid in the Uttar Pradesh town of Ayodhya marked the exact spot where the Hindu god Ram had been born. The mosque was built on the Ramjanmabhoomi or birthplace of

Source – thenewsminute.com Justice AP Sahi was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court on Monday. The oath of office was administered to the Chief Justice by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit at the Raj Bhavan. Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami and Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal were also present along with other

Source – medianama.com On 23rd October, 2019 the Delhi High Court passed a judgement on whether content take-down and blocking orders passed by it would be global in nature or would they be limited to operating in the territory of India. The court concluded that for content which was uploaded from India, they could direct global takedowns and

Source – financialexpress.com There can be no uniformity in rates charged by private nursing homes and hospitals as the amount would depend upon the nature and type of disease as well as the quality of treatment provided, the Delhi High Court has held. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar further

Source – hindustantimes.com The law ministry has cleared the name of Justice Akil Kureshi of the Bombay High Court for elevation as the chief justice of the Tripura High Court, ending months of stand-off, a senior government official said on Thursday. The file is now pending before President Ram Nath Kovind for signing the warrant