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Special CBI Court rejects CBI plea seeking stay on release of documentary on Indrani Mukherjea A special CBI court rejected a CBI plea seeking a stay on the airing of a documentary titled 'The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth'. The trial against former media executive Indrani Mukerjea and two others...
Ministry of Information and Technology to soon prepare guidelines on e-gaming The Ministry of Information and Technology (MeitY) will soon be preparing a framework for permitting and certifying online games which involve money. The central government will now regulate the online gaming sector instead of the industry led self-regulatory-organization. The government...
Delhi HC: Retweeting defamatory content equals publication for the purpose of Section 499 IPC. The Delhi High Court, in a significant ruling on Monday, has declared that each retweet of defamatory content on social media constitutes “publication” and falls under the purview of Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code,...
Bombay High Court delivers a split verdict on several petitions challenging the amended IT Rules The Bombay High Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict on the validity of the Information Technology (IT) Rules related to the setting up of Fact Check Units (FCU) by the government. Justices Gautam Patel and...
Bombay High Court in a landmark decision rules that PPL and Novex can issue licenses without being registered copyright societies under Section 33 of the Copyright Act ( Novex VsTrade Wings Hotels Limited) Bombay High Court has held that music rights holders like Phonographic Performance Ltd and Novex are copyright...
India one of few prior censorship countries where scenes deleted before film release: Delhi High Court rejects PIL against Aankh Micholi The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain a public interest litigation claiming that the film “Aankh Micholi”, which released in November last year, is derogatory to people with...
Delhi High Court grants interim relief to Murthal eatery Mannat Dhaba in a trademark suit against four other dhabas The Delhi High Court recently barred four dhabas (highway restaurants) from using the name and emblem of MANNAT, a prominent brand owned by Muthal eatery Mannat Dhaba. The interim ruling was...
Plea in Bombay High Court for a decision on legalization of casinos in Maharashtra A production company has filed a plea in the Bombay High Court, urging the State government to decide on legalization of casinos in Maharashtra. The plea points out that the state had passed the Maharashtra Casinos...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Against Broadcasting Of 'Shamshera' Film: No Copyright in Idea or Themes The Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal seeking an interim injunction against the streaming and broadcasting of the film "Shamshera" in a petition filed by certain Bikramjeet Singh Bhullar, who claimed that the...
Lok Sabha passes the Telecommunications Bill, 2023 to replace 138-year-old Indian Telegraph Act On 20th December 2023, the Lok Sabha passed the Telecommunications Bill 2023 to replace the Indian Telegraph Act of 1885, the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1933 and the Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act of 1950. The...

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