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Bombay HC asks Maharashtra to respond to Kamra’s plea to quash FIR

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday asked the Maharashtra government to respond to stand-up comic Kunal Kamra’s plea seeking the quashing of the FIR against him for his remarks on Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde, Bar and Bench reported.

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HC tells Shazia Ilmi to pay Rs 25,000 for suppressing facts in case against Rajdeep Sardesai

The Delhi High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on BJP leader Shazia Ilmi for suppressing facts in her defamation suit against India Today journalist Rajdeep Sardesai, Bar and Bench reported.

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Delhi High Court orders Wikipedia to remove edits on ANI page

The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order directing Wikimedia Foundation to takedown the alleged defamatory statements made on a Wikipedia page about news agency Asian News International, Bar and Bench reported.

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X moves Karnataka HC over takedown orders through govt portal

Social media platform X Corp has moved the Karnataka High Court challenging the Centre’s Sahyog portal, Bar and Bench reported.

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ChatGPT violates copyright when it scrapes content from subscribers, ANI tells HC

ChatGPT has been infringing on ANI’s copyright by taking content directly from its website as well as scraping content shared with ANI subscribers, the news agency told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday, according to Bar and Bench.

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Do action films really trigger violence, asks Kerala HC

Hearing cases linked to the Hema Committee Report, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked to what extent the state can regulate the portrayal of violence in the media and whether such depictions on screen are merely a reflection of the reality in society, Bar and Bench reported.

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HC quashes Karnataka hate speech case against Rahul Shivshankar

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a hate speech case against CNN News18 consulting editor Rahul Shivshankar over his post on X about the state government’s allocation of funds for the welfare of religious minorities, Bar and Bench reported.

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‘The question is about freedom of media’: SC issues notice to ANI after Wikipedia plea

The Supreme Court today issued a notice to news agency ANI while hearing a plea filed by Wikipedia. Wikipedia’s parent organisation, Wikimedia Foundation, had approached the apex court after the Delhi High Court last year ordered it to take down a specific page on ANI’s defamation case against Wikipedia.

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‘Bid to suppress journalistic freedom’: Rajasthan HC on FIR against Arnab Goswami

The Rajasthan High Court has restrained the Rajasthan police from taking any coercive action against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami over a 2022 case linked to Republic Bharat’s coverage of the demolition of a Hindu temple in Alwar, Bar and Bench reported.

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Arnab Goswami booked recklessly to settle scores: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka police recklessly booked Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami in a fake news case to settle scores with him, the Karnataka High Court said, according to Bar and Bench.

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Supreme Court stays Ranveer Allahbadia’s arrest, but slams YouTuber for ‘depraved’ comments

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the arrest of Ranveer Allahabadia, more popularly known as Beer Biceps, in the cases registered against the YouTuber for allegedly making vulgar and obscene comments on Samay Raina’s show India’s Got Latent, Bar and Bench reported.

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Karnataka High Court quashes ‘fake news’ FIR against Arnab Goswami

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed an FIR filed against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami for allegedly airing fake news about Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Bar and Bench reported.

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HC asks Zubair to move trial court for release of seized electronic devices

The Delhi High Court has asked Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to move the trial court for release of his electronic devices, which were seized by the Delhi Police from his home in 2022 in the case concerning a tweet posted by him in 2018, Bar and Bench reported.

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Gauri Lankesh murder case: Last accused in custody granted relief, all 17 facing trial out on bail

A Bengaluru court granted bail to yet another accused in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, reported Bar and Bench.

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SC grants interim relief to Telugu actor Mohan Babu in journalist assault case

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim relief from coercive action to Telugu actor and former Rajya Sabha member Mohan Babu in the case involving allegations of assaulting a news reporter, according to Bar and Bench.

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Supreme Court asks DoPT, states for timeline to fill up CIC and SIC vacancies

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Union government’s Department of Personnel and Training as well as states to furnish a timeline to fill up vacancies in the central information commission and various state information commissions, according to Bar and Bench.

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Yati Narsinghanand tweet FIR: Zubair moves HC seeking protection from arrest

Alt News cofounder Mohammad Zubair has moved the Allahabad High Court seeking protection from arrest in a case filed by supporters of controversial Dasna priest Yati Narsinghanand, Bar and Bench reported.

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Delhi HC notice to OpenAI as ANI alleges copyright violation

The Delhi High Court has issued summons to OpenAI after ANI accused the American artificial intelligence company of using its copyrighted content to train and operate ChatGPT, according to Bar and Bench.

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‘Dangerous’: Delhi HC on Wikipedia model

The Delhi High Court on Friday said that it is “dangerous” how Wikipedia functions, considering how anyone can edit pages on the platform, Bar and Bench reported.

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Gujarat journalist moves HC challenging police custody in GST case

The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa, who was arrested this week for alleged GST fraud, has approached the Gujarat High Court challenging a magistrate’s decision to remand him to 10-day police custody, according to Bar and Bench.

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‘Uncalled for’: Supreme Court expunges Allahabad HC remarks on religious conversion

“Such general remarks should not be used,” said the Supreme Court as it expunged the Allahabad High Court’s observation that the country’s majority population would become a minority if religious gatherings facilitating conversions were not stopped, Bar and Bench reported.

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X need not know reasons behind blocking orders: Govt to Karnataka HC

The Narendra Modi government has told the Karnataka High Court that the review committee orders detailing its decisions to block accounts on X between 2021 and 2022 need not be accessed by the social media platform, Bar and Bench reported.

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Emergency film release stalled to avoid impact on BJP poll prospects: Zee to Bombay HC

Zee Entertainment, the co-producer of Kangana Ranaut’s film Emergency, has told the Bombay High Court that the censor clearance is being delayed because the BJP is sceptical that the film may affect its prospects in the upcoming Haryana elections, Bar and Bench reported.

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IC-814 series row: HC notices to producers over ANI’s plea

The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the producers of Netflix series IC 814: The Kandahar hijack on a copyright and trademark infringement suit filed by ANI, Bar and Bench reported.

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HC relief to YouTuber booked over ‘derogatory remarks against cop’

The Madras High Court has granted anticipatory bail to YouTuber and Naam Tamilar Katchi member Sattai Durai Murugan, Bar and Bench reported. He was booked by the Trichy police last month after his followers and party supporters put out hateful comments on X against a local police officer.

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