SC bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde asked Sr. Adv. Mahesh Jethmalani who was appearing for Sameer Thakkar to withdraw his plea and approach the Bombay HC. SC refused to entertain the petition filed under Article 32 for transfer and consolidation of investigation in the FIR relate to his twitter posts against the CM
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About the Event “PAHAL”- is the national level dedicated competition of Child Rights Centre and UNICEF on the occasion of World Children’s Day, to brush up all the hidden talents, and to deviate the innate energy in the best positive direction, fulfilling its forever commitment towards the welfare and growth of children. About the Institute
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Sameet Thakkar, a twitter user who was arrested on October 24th from Rajkot, Gujarat; was granted bail by the Magistrate Court, Bandra, Mumbai. Thakkar was arrested for his alleged objectionable tweets against the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Shiv Sena leader, Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aditya Thackeray. Sameet, who is a resident of
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DMD Advocates has promoted 20 lawyers up the ranks, according to a press release from the firm. Co-founders and co-managing partners Anuradha Dutt, Founder & Managing Partner, Delhi, and Fereshte Sethna, Founder & Managing Partner, Mumbai commented: “The promotions are a testament to the firm’s overall growth and commitment to acknowledging talented individuals. We recognize
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Cyber security is an important area of concern in an increasingly digital world. As more and more people and businesses move online, the cyberspace has become an easy target for scammers. In this article, Tushar Srivastava outlines the importance of cyber security and the role of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in safeguarding internet users’
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Today, the Kerala High Court has reserved orders on the Petitions filed by the prosecution and the Victim seeking transfer of the Actor’s Sexual assault case to other court. The Victim was represented by the Special Public Prosecutor Suman Chakravarthy and Senior Advocate S Sreekumar. A single bench of Kerala High Court, Justice V G
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A petition filed by a Professor and Dean of School of Mass Communication at Chitkara University, Punjab, demanding the quashing and setting aside of the appointment of Sanjay Dwivedi as Director General of Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi, is rejected by the Delhi High Court. The plea demanded the inquiry to probe into the
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In the Karnataka High Court 1992 ACJ 1, 1992 75 Comp Cas 141 Kar. Appellant National Insurance Co. Ltd. Respondent Dundamma & ors. Date of Judgement 6th June, 1991 Bench Hon’ble Justice K J Shetty, Hon’ble Justice M Mirdhe, Hon’ble Justice M R Jois Background: The vehicle which was claimed to be insured was a
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Topical Highlight Amendments to the Copyright Act: Hidden Consultations and the Missing Public Angle of Copyright Law – Part I In the first of this two-part post, Nikhil discussed the consultation process initiated by the Copyright Office to amend the Copyright Act which happens to involve only industry stakeholders. He explains that these opaque, closed-door
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The DGP (Director General of Police) of Kerala, Loknath Behera inaugurated child-friendly centres at 15 police stations in the state to create an atmoshphere where children can lodge complaint without fear of anything. The centre was inaugurated virtually and the event was attended by various seniors via video-conferencing. The centres were inaugurated at Chadayamangalam, Pathanapuram,
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