Sherlyn Chopra Case- Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images/Videos, Obscenity Laws and Copyright Remedies

Image from here Factual Background The Bombay High Court recently granted interim anticipatory bail to actor and content creator Sherlyn Chopra, who was charged by the Mumbai Police’s cyber cell for uploading pornographic and obscene videos online. The Court directed the actor to cooperate with the investigation, report at the police station daily from March

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Supreme Court Put Stay on Bail granted to Unitech Promoters; Expresses Disapproval at Orders of Delhi High Court/ Magistrate

Supreme Court Put Stay on Bail granted to Unitech Promoters; Expresses Disapproval at Orders of Delhi High Court/ Magistrate The Supreme Court (SC) stayed the order of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House Courts wherein it passed an order of releasing Sanjay Chandra and Ajay Chandra on bail and ordered them to surrender to the

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ITAT: No TDS Deduction for Payments to Non-resident Software Manufactures or Suppliers

ITAT: No TDS Deduction for Payments to Non-resident Software Manufactures or Suppliers The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bangalore Bench, on 17 March 2021, in the case titled M/s Altisource Business Solutions Private Limited (Appellant) v. The Asst. Commissioner of Income Tax (Respondent) held that the consideration paid to non-resident software manufacturers or suppliers do

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PMLA – Even If Predicate Offence Is Compromised, Compounded, Quashed, ED’s Investigation Is Not Affected Or Wiped Away: Bombay HC

It has to be said before saying anything else that the Bombay High Court has in a 25-page brief, brilliant and balanced judgment titled Babulal Verma v. ED in Criminal Application (APL) No. 201 of 2021 with Criminal Bail Application No. 974 of 2021 delivered just recently on 16 March 2021 has rightly, remarkably and

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Bhopal Gas Tragedy Case Study And Legal Consequences

Introduction: The industrial manufacturing sector is pivotal for the buoyancy of the Indian economy. Since this production sector extended its hands to facilitate economic sustainability, it has branched with diversified industries indulged and engaged in manufacturing automobiles, pieces of machinery, equipment, mental and electric appliance, mineral-extractions, so on. To utilize our demographic dividend, Indian is

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Wherever possible to avoid congestion, district courts should conduct hybrid hearings: Delhi HC issues order

On Saturday, the Administrative and General Supervision Committee of the Delhi High Court issued an office order directing that wherever possible, the case should be heard in the district court in a hybrid mode. Significantly, this directive has been issued by the Administrative and General Supervision Committee of the Delhi High Court on Saturday after

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