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Government Announces New Guidelines to Curb Misuse of Social Media Platforms

Concerns have been raised about rampant abuse of social media platforms and spread of fake news and the government is bringing in a "soft touch" regulation, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said while announcing the new guidelines.

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Justices Jasmeet Singh, Amit Bansal Take Oath as Judges of Delhi High Court

Central Government had notified about their appointment on February 22, 2021.

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Madras High Court Calls for Policy Measures to Prohibit Future Ownership of Elephants by Private Individuals and Temples

"Any kind of mistreatment of elephants and other animals must be dealt with promptly and as mercilessly as such persons deal with the animals," the Court added, in its order.

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Uttar Pradesh Budget 2021: State Government to Establish a National Law University at Prayagraj

The other significant budget highlights concerning the judicial system in Uttar Pradesh were focused on improving the infrastructure of courts and building residential accommodation for judges.

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Activist Saket Gokhale Seeks AG Venugopal’s Consent to Initiate a Contempt Case Against Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi

Gokhale submitted that the remarks made by the former CJI constitute a gross contempt of court and undermine the status of the Supreme Court, especially considering that they come from someone who sat on the highest seat of the judiciary but not a layperson.

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Khaitan & Co Acts as Legal Counsel for RMG Acquisition Corporation in its USD 8 Billion “SPAC” Business Combination with ReNew Power

This is a multi-jurisdictional transaction that will be amongst the largest ever listings involving an Indian company in the US through the SPAC route.

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Delhi HC Issues Notice to Delhi Government in a Plea Seeking Protection of Right to Access to Justice’ of Undertrials

The Writ Petition has been filed in public interest on behalf of undertrials and convicts as the impugned rule curtails their right to adequate meetings with their lawyers which further leads to delay in preparing their case which acts as an impediment to access to justice. (Jai A. Dehadrai & Anr. v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr)

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NCLT Rejects Applications Seeking Copy of Jet Airways' Resolution Plan

In October 2020, the committee of creditors (CoC) of the grounded airlines had approved the resolution plan submitted by the consortium of the UK's Kalrock Capital and the UAE-based entrepreneur Murari Lal Jalan, under the insolvency resolution process.

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