Delhi High Court Grants Ad-Interim Injunction to NDTV Against Trademark and Copyright Infringement
The Delhi High Court granted an ad-interim ex-parte injunction in favour of New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) in a lawsuit alleging infringement of trademark, passing off, and infringement of copyright, including unfair competition, against various platforms and...
President’s Assent to the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025
The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 has received the assent of the President on 22nd August 2025 and is now law.
Key Highlights:
Scope: Extends to all of India and also covers online money gaming services...
Madras HC Orders Security for Kingdom Screenings
The Madras High Court has directed Tamil Nadu to protect theatres screening Vijay Devarakonda’s Kingdom, after NTK protests in Madurai and Trichy. Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy ruled that once cleared by the Censor Board, a film cannot be blocked, though peaceful protests with...
Madras High Court directs TN govt to provide protection for Vijay Devarakonda's 'Kingdom' amid protests
Madras High Court on 7th August, 2025 directed the state government to provide security for theatres which will be screening Vijay Devarakonda movie 'Kingdom'. This move comes after the Telugu movie faced protests in Madurai...
Centre Withdraws Order For Cuts In Udaipur Files Film After Delhi High Court Queries, Will Decide On Certification Afresh
The Delhi High Court questioned the Centre's authority to order six cuts to the film 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder' under the Cinematograph Act. On August 1, the Centre withdrew...
Meta and Google Executives Summoned Again by ED on July 28 After Skipping Initial Deposition
Executives from Meta and Google were scheduled to depose before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on July 21, 2025, in an ongoing money‑laundering investigation tied to the promotion of illegal online betting and gambling platforms. They failed to...
Ilaiyaraaja seeks transfer of copyright case to Madras HC
The Supreme Court on July 14 deferred the hearing on Ilaiyaraaja’s plea to shift a copyright case filed by Sony Music from the Bombay High Court to the Madras High Court. Sony had filed the case in 2022, seeking to restrain...
Division Bench of the Delhi High Court stays release of the film ‘Udaipur Files’
In Maulana Arshad Madani v. Union of India & Ors., the Delhi High Court dealt with a challenge to the certification of the film Udaipur Files on the grounds that it vilified a particular community...
Dhoni seeks trademark protection over “Captain Cool”
Recently, Mahendra Singh Dhoni officially applied for a trademark on the nickname ‘Captain Cool’—a title fans have long used to describe his calm and composed leadership on the cricket field. Dhoni, says the report, wants to have exclusive rights to use the name...
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Stay in PPL vs. Azure Hospitality Copyright Dispute
In Phonographic Performance Limited vs. Azure Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., the Supreme Court on June 19, 2025, clarified its earlier interim order dated April 21, 2025. The Court stated that the stay on paragraph 27 of the impugned...
