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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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‘If you don’t like India, please don’t work in India’: Delhi HC warns Wikipedia over ANI defamation case

The Delhi High Court came down heavily on Wikipedia for failing to comply with an order to disclose information about alleged defamatory edits made to the Wikipedia page of news agency ANI, labeling it as a “propaganda tool” of the government, Bar and Bench reported.

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The Hindu takes down report on J&K HC roster change after court rebuke

The Hindu has reportedly redacted a report about Justice Atul Sreedharan going on leave purportedly after the transfer of NIA Act cases and habeas corpus matters from his bench, after the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court took “serious exception” to the report, Bar and Bench reported.

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SC stays Gujarat HC order seeking fresh apology from TOI, Express for ‘false’ court reporting

The Supreme Court stayed a Gujarat High Court order requiring Times of India, Indian Express, and Divya Bhaskar to issue a fresh apology for alleged incorrect reporting of court proceedings, Bar and Bench reported.

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Rohan Dua thinks his questions to Manu Bhaker were ‘innocuous’

Days after being the talk of the town for asking “trivial and awkward” questions to Olympic shooter Manu Bhaker, journalist Rohan Dua has moved the Delhi High Court against social media posts calling his questions “sexist”, Bar and Bench reported.

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Delhi HC orders man to post apology for calling Alt News co-founder ‘jihadi’ in 2020

Delhi High Court has ordered one Jagdish Singh to post an apology on his X account for calling Alt News co-founder and journalist Mohammed Zubair a “jihadi” on the social media platform, Bar and Bench reported.

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‘No authority to record’: Delhi HC orders India Today, Rajdeep to take down video against Ilmi

Delhi High Court has ordered anchor Rajdeep Sardesai and India Today to “take down” a video posted by Sardesai on X, which purportedly shows BJP spokesperson Shazia Ilmi allegedly “abusing” a video journalist from the channel, Bar and Bench reported. The court said the video must be removed for interim…

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SC drops contempt of court charges against Patanjali

The Supreme Court has dropped the contempt of court charges against Patanjali Ayurved and its founders Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, Bar and Bench reported.

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BJP’s Shazia Ilmi sues India Today’s Rajdeep Sardesai over ‘defamation’

BJP spokesperson Shazia Ilmi has lodged a defamation case against India Today anchor Rajdeep Sardesai over a video posted by him on social media, accusing Ilmi of “abusing” the channel’s video journalist, Bar and Bench reported.

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HC seeks data to check if Lawrence Bishnoi TV interview triggered crime spurt

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Punjab DGP to submit data on the criminal cases registered after gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s interview with ABP News was broadcast last year, Bar and Bench reported.

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Patanjali case: SC tells Modi govt to publicise complaints against misleading ads of medicines

The Supreme Court has suggested that the Ayush ministry should create a centralised dashboard to publicise and track the progress of complaints filed against misleading advertisements on medicinal or allied healthcare products, Bar and Bench reported.

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‘Cartoonists part of the press’: HC quashes case against Malayala Manorama over BJP leader’s complaint

The Kerala High Court has held that cartoonists are part and parcel of the press and are entitled to freedom of expression guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India, Bar and Bench reported.

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SC grants interim relief to Tamil Nadu YouTuber held over ‘defamatory remarks’

The Supreme Court has ordered the interim release of YouTuber Savukku Shankar, who has been detained as a “goonda” since May by the Chennai Police, Bar and Bench reported.

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‘Sting operation legal if done in good faith’: Kerala HC quashes cases against reporters

Kerala High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against two journalists over a “sting operation” in connection with the alleged 2013 solar panel scam, Bar and Bench reported.

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‘Political vendetta’: SC stays restraining order on Kannada channel that claimed Prajwal Revanna link

Noting that it “looks like a plain case of political vendetta”, the Supreme Court has granted interim relief to Kannada news channel Power TV and its affiliate Mitcoin Infrastructure by vacating an interim stay on the channel's broadcasts, Bar and Bench reported.

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Rajat Sharma’s videos ‘abusing’ Cong’s Ragini Nayak ‘not fake or edited’: X tells Delhi HC

X Corp, formerly Twitter, told the Delhi High Court that the videos posted by Congress leaders of IndiaTV chief Rajat Sharma allegedly abusing its spokesperson Ragini Nayak on live television are “not edited or fake”, Bar and Bench reported.

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SC grants interim bail to Kejriwal, refers petition to larger bench

The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case that was filed by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the excise policy case, Bar and Bench reported.

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Delhi HC issues summons to Wikipedia over ‘defamatory edits’ on its page on ANI

Delhi High Court has issued a notice and summoned Wikipedia in a defamation suit filed by news agency ANI for “allowing defamatory edits” to their page on the platform, Bar and Bench reported.

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SC lays down framework for portraying persons with disabilities in visual media

The Supreme Court has laid down a framework for portraying persons with disabilities in visual media, Bar and Bench reported.

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‘Stealing my feeds’: ANI sues PTI for plagiarism, copyright breach, seeks Rs 2 crore

Delhi High Court has summoned news agency Press Trust of India in a copyright infringement and plagiarism case filed by Asian News International in connection with the videos of a Delhi-Darbhanga Spicejet flight’s air conditioner breakdown, Bar and Bench reported.

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HC restrains Kannada news channel from airing content over licence issue

The Karnataka High Court has passed an interim order restraining Kannada news channel Power TV and its affiliate Mitcoin Infraprojects from broadcasting content, Bar and Bench reported.

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PIL before Madras HC seeks special benches for cases against journalists, YouTubers and activists

A PIL has been filed before the Madras High Court seeking the constitution of special benches for quicker disposal of cases against journalists, YouTubers, and activists, Bar and Bench reported.

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‘Not targeted at any community’: HC lifts stay on Maharaj release on Netflix

The Gujarat High Court on Friday allowed the release of the film Maharaj on Netflix, which was earlier scheduled to be released on June 18, Bar and Bench reported.

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Day after bail, Delhi HC stays Kejriwal’s release

A day after a court granted bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi High Court has halted his release after the Enforcement Directorate opposed the trial court’s order, Bar and Bench reported.

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Days after Karnataka ban, SC suspends screening of Hamare Baarah

The Supreme Court has stayed the release of the movie Hamare Baarah and asked the Bombay High Court to take an expeditious decision on a petition alleging that the film was derogatory to Islam and married Muslim women, Bar and Bench reported.

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