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The Delhi High Court framed key legal questions on the protection of Aaradhya Bachchans reputation against allegedly false and misleading content circulated online, including whether the reputation attached to a famous family name can extend across generations. The Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani questioned whether a family name carrying reputation akin to a trademark [] The post Aaradhya Bachchan Case: Delhi High Court weighs legal limits of a famous familys reputation appeared first on

The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over its reluctance to introduce front-of-pack warning labels on packaged food products containing high levels of sugar, salt and saturated fat, warning that it may pass directions if the regulator fails to act. A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and [] The post Supreme Court to FSSAI: Ensure consumers know what they are eating, decide on warning labels in two weeks appeared first on India Lega

The Central Government informed the Supreme Court that it has agreed in principle to formulate a policy providing railway travel concessions to acid attack survivors, particularly to facilitate their travel for medical treatment. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing a plea filed by [] The post Supreme Court backs rail travel concessions for acid attack survivors, Centre to frame policy appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has deprecated the practice of conducting a mini-trial while considering applications for temporary injunctions under the Code of Civil Procedure, holding that courts must restrict their examination at the interlocutory stage to the three settled requirements of a prima facie case, balance of convenience and irreparable injury. A bench comprising Justice Pamidighantam [] The post Supreme Court decries mini-trial at interim injunction stage, restores single judges order appeared

The Supreme Court has directed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) not to finalise the selection of the Director General of Police (DGP) of Odisha until August 18, when it will consider a petition challenging the selection process. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant asked the UPSC to defer its meeting, [] The post Supreme Court asks UPSC to defer Odisha DGP selection process till August 18 appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court issued notice on a plea filed by the Central Secretariat Club challenging the Union Governments decision to withdraw its recognition and evict it from its premises. The Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought a response from the Central Government and directed that a short reply be filed in the matter. [] The post Delhi High Court issues notice on Central Secretariat Clubs plea against derecognition and eviction appeared first on India Legal .

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia have moved the Delhi High Court seeking dismissal of the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) challenge to their discharge in the Excise Policy case. The applications have been filed in the revision petition preferred by the CBI against the trial courts February [] The post Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia seek rejection of CBI challenge to discharge in Excise policy case appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court declined a request to take suo motu cognizance of alleged derogatory remarks made by BJP Rajya Sabha MP Nagendra Roy describing freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as a war criminal. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana was approached seeking the Courts [] The post Netaji remarks row: Supreme Court declines to take suo motu cognizance appeared first on India Legal .

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has withdrawn its recent direction requiring State Bar Councils to prepare panels of women advocates for co-option, shortly after issuing the instruction. The development comes against the backdrop of the BCIs earlier communication asking State Bar Councils to identify and prepare a panel of eligible women members who could [] The post BCI withdraws order asking State Bar councils to prepare panel of women advocates for co-option appeared first on India Legal .

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a writ petition challenging the use of facial recognition technology and other biometric surveillance mechanisms by the police at protest sites. The plea has been filed by CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP A.A. Rahim, raising questions over the legality of deploying sophisticated digital surveillance tools to identify and track [] The post Supreme Court to hear plea challenging police use of facial recognition, biometric surveillance at protests appeared first on Indi

The Gauhati High Court has ruled that an adult womans mental disability or an assessment of her mental age cannot, by itself, establish that she lacked the capacity to give valid consent to sexual intercourse. The Court stressed that such a conclusion must be supported by specific and reliable expert evidence concerning the womans ability [] The post Gauhati High Court: Mental disability alone cannot prove inability to consent, Rape conviction set aside appeared first on India Legal .