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On Wednesday, the Kerala High Court ruled that the terms established by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for a movie's theatrical distribution must also be adhered to when it is broadcast on OTT platforms. Justice V.G. Arun noted that where the CBFC has already issued guidelines for a movie, they should be obeyed even if the OTT rights have been sold when de..

The Supreme Court directed that 36 football players (24 male and 12 female) be represented in the electoral college for the upcoming executive committee election of the All India Football Federation, arguing that the "National Sports Code, 2011" cannot be read in the manner of a statute.  The bench made ..

It was held In the case of Santram Spinners Limited v/s Babubhai Magandas Patel that a person working in ‘supervisory’ cannot raise an industrial dispute under the industrial dispute act. The supervisor use to get ‘consultancy fees’ and not salary. Hence, he cannot be termed as workman. /l..

Political vendetta used as a reason to cover money laundering and evasion from cases. Key takeaways The once renowned national magazine lost its popularity when Congress used it as its mouthpiece. Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi acquire AJL t..

In the light of Akash Aggarwal v flipkart the Delhi High Court has ordered an interim on flipkart’s “latching on” feature Latching on is a process by which third party sellers are allowed to add various products of a certain brand into their own listings along with the photographs of the said brand..

While upholding the paramount importance pertaining to the dire need to hold speedy trial and most commendably linking it as an inseparable part of the fundamental rights under Article 21 of our Constitution which talks about the right to life and personal liberty, the Delhi High Court has in an extremely laudable, landmark, learned and latest judgment tit..

In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court ruled that compensation to victims under the SC/ST Act should be paid only after the accused is convicted, not after the FIR and charge sheet are filed.  This was stated by the Court while allowing a 482 CrPC Plea filed by the Victim under the SC/ST Act and the acc..

The Supreme Court has overturned an "utterly incomprehensible" Himachal Pradesh High Court decision because it did not understand the basis for the decision. "The High Court's decision is completely incomprehensible. The reasons on which the High Court proceeded to allow the petitions and set aside t..

The Supreme Court observed that when examining an accused under Section 313 CrPC, all adverse evidence must be presented in the form of questions so that the accused can articulate his defence and give his explanation.  "If all the circumstances are bundled together and the accused is given only one opportuni..

“When the panchayati raj is established, public opinion will do what violence can never do" - Mahatma Gandhi Key Takeaways The Panchayati Raj form of government is mentioned in Article 40 under the Directive Principles of State Policy of our Constitution. li ..

The Delhi High court ordered that bulldozer cannot be just brought up at the doorstep. Sufficient time has to be given to the jhuggi jhopri before demolishing the residency. Bringing up a bulldozer straightaway would render them shelter less. The DDA has to act in consultation wi..

Key Takeaways A person who has been wrongly arrested is entitled to a pitiful compensation of INR 100 under Section 358 of the CrPC (1973). In its 277th Report (2018), the Law Commission stated that "the current remedies simply generate an ex-gratia obligation, and do not i..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The refusal to register, investigate or report cognizable offences is an offence punishable under section 166 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. According to Clause (3) of Section 154 of the Criminal Procedure Code, a person has the option of mailing the info..

Key Takeaways An inquest report is made primarily to investigate the causes of unnatural death and suspected dowry deaths. It contains only the first impression of the dead body. A magistrate is also empowered to ask for the preparation of..

The Punjab and Haryana High Court have held that default bail cannot be denied to the accused just because an extension was filed by the investigating officers.  The high court has directed the DGPs of Haryana, Chandigarh, and Punjab to ensure that the investigating officers should complete the task with 180 days ..