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HC to hear Newslaundry plea against Centre's Adani case order on Sep 25

The Delhi High Court would on September 25 consider the pleas of digital news platform Newslaundry and senior journalist Ravish Kumar challenging the Centre's purported direction asking digital news publishers to take down multiple reports and videos concerning Adani Group of Companies. Justice Sachin Datta on Monday set the date after hearing the matter briefly. The petitioners said the plea was not on merit, since the trial court was already scheduled to hear the matter on September 23 against an interim order. "This present petition is only on power of the government to enforce an order passed inter-parte between two private people where I am not..," the counsel said. Meanwhile, the counsel representing the central government, said the Centre "communicated" the order passed by the court, and did not pass any order. A Delhi court on September 18 set aside an civil judge's order asking four journalists to take down alleged defamatory content against Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL

Jacqueline Fernandez moves SC, challenges HC dismissal in ₹200-cr case

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez moves the Supreme Court after Delhi HC rejected her plea to quash ₹200-crore money laundering case, seeking a stay of trial against her

Patanjali moves HC against order blocking ads targeting Dabur Chyawanprash

Patanjali Ayurved on Friday approached the Delhi High Court challenging an order restraining it from running disparaging advertisements against Dabur Chyawanprash. At the outset, a bench of Justices C Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla orally observed that it was a case of generic disparagement and the statements made by Patanjali are an obvious reference to respondent Dabur. The court warned Patanjali that in case it finds it to be a luxury litigation and a useless appeal, it will impose costs. You have said- 'Why settle for ordinary chyawanprash made with 40 herbs?' So when you have used the word 40 herbs, it is an obvious reference to the respondent (Dabur). The moment you say ordinary chyawanprash with 40 herbs you are making a representation to the public that the respondent's chyawanprash is ordinary and mine (Patanjali) is excellent and why settle for his chyawanprash, the bench told Patanjali's counsel. It said that the single judge has treated the advertisement as ...

Delhi govt set to release Rs 140 crore EV subsidy dues after HC rap

The Delhi government will soon begin clearing pending electric vehicle (EV) subsidy dues of about Rs 140 crore, officials said on Monday. Transport Minister Pankaj Singh said the department will verify all subsidy applications to address the backlog, which has accumulated over two years. According to an official, the government is also preparing a portal for clearing the pending dues. The development comes in the aftermath of directions by the Delhi High Court. The court on September 3 ordered the Delhi government to take immediate steps to disburse the subsidies promised to customers for buying electric vehicles and said procedural hurdles cannot be used as a pretext to delay payments. A bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhayaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela noted that the government cannot hide behind the fact that the Delhi Electric Vehicles Policy of 2020 does not prescribe a timeline for disbursing the amount. Officials stated that the order will be followed,

Filmmaker Karan Johar moves Delhi HC for protection of personality rights

Filmmaker and producer Karan Johar on Monday approached the Delhi High Court, seeking protection of his personality and publicity rights. The plea came up for hearing before Justice Manmeet PS Arora, who sought certain clarifications from the counsel for Johar and listed the matter for 4 pm for further proceedings. Besides protection of his personality and publicity rights, Johar has also urged the court to pass an order directing certain websites and platforms not to illegally sell merchandise, including mugs and t-shirts, bearing his name and image. "I have a right to ensure that no one unauthorisedly uses my persona, face or voice," senior advocate Rajshekhar Rao, appearing for Johar, said. The right to publicity, popularly known as personality rights, is the right to protect, control and profit from one's image, name or likeness.

Time to address issue of maternal autonomy, foetal rights: Delhi HC

It is time that lawmakers address the question of delineating the balance between maternal autonomy and foetal rights at the stage of viability, the Delhi High Court has observed. 'Foetal viability' refers to the stage where a foetus can survive outside the womb. The court observed that with the increasing number of cases seeking termination of pregnancy beyond the statutory limit, the question of foetal viability has assumed considerable importance in abortion jurisprudence and the ultimate responsibility to settle the matter rests with the law-making authority. Constitutional courts have, in the absence of legislative clarity, sought to balance competing interests through case-specific adjudication. However, the absence of a clear statutory framework leaves the matter unsettled, the high court said. The high court made the observations while allowing a 15-year-old minor girl to undergo medical termination of pregnancy of 27 weeks, which was a result of sexual assault committed up

Bomb threat at Delhi, Bombay high courts leads to suspension of hearings

Both courts suspended hearings briefly; police confirm no explosives found

Bomb threats in Delhi, Bombay HCs trigger evacuations, disrupt proceedings

Following similar alerts, both courts were evacuated, hearings suspended, and bomb disposal squads deployed as authorities carried out thorough searches

Delhi HC removes record of sister's lawyer in Sunjay Kapur estate case

Delhi HC rectifies its order in Sunjay Kapur estate case, removing record of Mandhira Kapur's lawyer after Priya Kapur's plea; the court also asked Priya to list all assets

Delhi High Court evacuated after bomb threat e-mail, judges leave dais

The Delhi High Court on Friday received a bomb threat via e-mail that led to panic in the premises, prompting the judges to rise from the dais. Courtrooms were vacated. According to sources, the e-mail was received by the registrar general at 8.39 am and some of the judges were informed about it. While some of the judges starting rising around 11.35 am, others kept holding their respective courts till 12 noon. Sources said security has been beefed up and everyone present in the court premises have been asked to vacate.

HC protects Abhishek Bachchan's Personality Rights, bans use of name, image

The Court prohibited the respondents from misusing his name, image, voice, acronym, likeness, or any attributes uniquely identifiable with him

Delhi HC bars unauthorised use of Aishwarya Rai's photos, name, likeness

The Delhi High Court ordered Google and e-commerce sites to remove and block URLs misusing Aishwarya Rai's images within 72 hours and submit subscriber details to the court

Delhi HC flags rise in student suicides, refuses to intervene in UGC row

A Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal observed that student suicides are becoming alarmingly frequent and called for immediate action

Abhishek Bachchan moves Delhi HC seeking personality rights protection

In his suit, Abhishek Bachchan has raised issues similar to those raised by Aishwarya, highlighting unauthorised misuse, including AI-generated and deepfakes of his image and persona

Disclose details of Sunjay Kapur's all assets: HC to his widow Priya

Late industrialist Sunjay Kapur was the Chairman emeritus of Sona Comstar. He passed away in June this year after suffering a heart attack while playing a polo match in London

Umar Khalid moves SC against Delhi HC order rejecting his bail plea

The Delhi High Court, while denying the bail, stated that while the Constitution grants citizens the right to protest, "the right is not absolute" and is "subject to reasonable restrictions"

Explained: What are personality rights and how they protect public figures

Several public figures have approached courts to stop unauthorised use of their images, videos, and identity online, highlighting growing concerns over the misuse of personas

Karisma's children move Delhi High Court over Sunjay Kapur's will

Samaira and Kiaan Raj Kapoor have approached Delhi HC contesting a will that allegedly leaves Sunjay Kapur's estate to their stepmother Priya Kapur, seeking a share in his assets

Karisma Kapoor's kids move HC; seek share in father Sunjay Kapur's assets

The siblings have accused Priya Kapur (third wife of Sunjay Kapur) of forging his will and trying to gain complete control over his assets

Wife cannot be denied maintenance for applying after divorce plea: Delhi HC

The court held that the timing of the maintenance application - filed after the husband sought divorce - could not be a ground to deny relief, as argued by the husband's counsel