Saregama Sues Emami In Delhi High Court Over 'Unlicensed' Use Of 'Udi Jab Jab Zulfein' Song For Advertising Shampoo
Saregama India Limited has filed a suit in the Delhi High Court seeking to restrain Emami Limited from using the song “Udi Jab Jab Zulfein” for advertising its product “Emami Kesh...
IT committee asks MIB to review laws in view of Ranveer Allahbadia controversy
The controversy surrounding content creator Ranveer Allahbadia has caught the attention of Parliament, with around eight MPs raising the issue during a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology and Communications on February 13.
Following the...
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,...
Bombay High Court 'Tie-Breaker' Judge Finds 2023 Amendment To IT Rules For Establishing Fact Check Units 'Unconstitutional’
The 'tie-breaker' judge of the Bombay High Court on Friday struck down the 2023 amendments to the IT Rules, which empowers the Central government to establish Fact Check Units (FCUs) to identify "fake...
Influencers Can Criticize Brands Based on Facts: Delhi High Court
While nothing astonishing from a legal point of view, it's an important judgment in today’s intellectual crisis — the Delhi High Court has ruled that social media influencers are entitled to criticise consumer brands, provided their claims are backed by...
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...
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...
