The Judge stressed on the cardinal principle of law that bail is a rule and jail is an exception while denying the possibility that Mr Punia will influence any police officials,
Read MoreSudipta was previously a partner at Advaita Legal, New Delhi since October 2016. After graduating from National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata in 2005, he started his professional career with Reliance Communication before moving on to BMR Legal Advocates and then finally to Advaita Legal.
Read MoreThe CJI led bench has asked the respondents to file counter-affidavits within 4 weeks. considering the potential data security concerns over the handling of sensitive financial user data.
Read MoreTanha was arrested in the case in May last year for allegedly being part of a “premeditated conspiracy” in the riots.
Read MoreMr Akhtar had alleged that the Queen fame actress had made defamatory statements against him in an interview aired on Republic TV with Arnab Goswami.
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Read MoreThe court while refusing to quash the FIR, held that the present order was only a prima facie reaction and that the court trying the case was expected to decide the case without being inhibited by any remarks. Further, the Court desisted from imposing any costs on the parties for filing a plea as it would cause serious prejudice to the rights of the petitioner/alleged offender.
Read More"Freedom of expression is a complex right, this is because freedom of expression is not absolute and carries with it special duties and responsibilities, therefore, it may be subject to certain restrictions provided by law...Social media’s reach is much wider than that of the traditional media. Freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1) of the Constitution goes hand-in-hand with reasonable restrictions that may be imposed under Article 19(2)."
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