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,...
Unhappy Directors plan to take legal action against the Federation of Cine Technicians & Workers of Eastern India.
This week, news broke out that the Directors’ Association of Eastern India (DAEI) has decided to take legal action against the Federation of Cine Technicians & Workers of Eastern for allegedly unconstitutional...
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...
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...
Supreme Court Sets Guidelines for Portrayal of Persons with Disabilities in Media
In the recent case of Nipun Malhotra vs. Sony Pictures Films India Private Limited & Ors., heard on July 08, 2024, the Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala addressed issues...
SC grants relief to Ranveer Allahbadia from arrest, restrains him from airing any further YouTube shows and expressed displeasure over the remarks of YouTuber
The Supreme Court on 18th February, 2025 granted interim protection from arrest to influencer Ranveer Allahbadia, also known as BeerBiceps, in FIRs lodged against his comments...
Government Notifies Draft Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2025 to Oversee E-Sports and Social Gaming
In this draft notification, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has proposed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2025 under the Online Gaming Act, 2025, establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework...
'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...
