Centre tells Delhi High Court it has competence to regulate online gaming; says it is necessary to protect children
The central government has submitted its response to the Delhi High Court in the case brought by the Social Organization for Creating Humanity (SOCH). The NGO had challenged the constitutional and...
PIL before Supreme Court seeks ban on Om Raut’s Adipurush
A public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been filed before the Supreme Court of India seeking an exhibition ban on Om Raut's 'Adipurush,' a film based on the Hindu epic Ramayana, for allegedly hurting the sentiments of Hindus and devotees...
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,...
Delhi High Court Orders Investigation into AJIO Trademark Fraud
Reliance Industries Limited filed a petition reporting that multiple individuals were using the name 'Ajio Online Shopping Pvt Ltd' to send various communications to consumers, falsely claiming that they had won prize money, including scratch cards worth up to ₹10 lakh....
Supreme Court holds that trailers of movie are not a promise or offer in the Yash Raj’s consumer dispute over Jabra Fan
In the appeal filed by Yash Raj Films (YRF) against the order passed by National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC) imposing penalty of Rs. 10,000, the Supreme Court,...
Central Consumer Protection Authority Issues Guidelines For Prevention And Regulation Of Dark Patterns
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), in exercise of powers under Section 18 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, has issued guidelines to provide for the prevention and regulation of dark patterns. The guidelines are called the...
'Tandav' Web Series Row | Supreme Court Directs States To File Status Report On FIRs, Adjourns Hearing To August
The Supreme Court of India while hearing batch of petitions filed by the makers of Amazon Prime Video's 'Tandav', has adjourned the matter to the first week of August and has...
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...
TDSAT sends notice to Disney Star for streaming cricket matches for free on Disney+ Hotstar
All India Digital Cable Federation filed a petition before the Telecom Disputes and Settlement Appellate Tribunal against Disney Star for streaming cricket matches, recently Asia Cup, for free on its platform, Disney+ Hotstar. The petitioner...
Delhi High Court remarks that functioning of Meta is worse than an Indian government department
The Bench, headed by the Acting Chief Justice of the Hon’ble Delhi High Court, in a plea filed by TV Today, opined that the functioning of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram...
