Gujarat Court grants anticipatory bail to Journalist Mahesh Langa in cheating case
Mahesh Langa is a senior journalist who is working for The Hindu as the Joint Editor. He is currently embroiled in controversy regarding an alleged GST fraud case.
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Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to journalist Shajan Skaria in SC/ST Act case for making derogatory remarks against MLA PV Sreenijin
“All insults or intimidations to a member of the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe will not amount to an offence under the Act, 1989 unless such insult or intimidation is on the ground that the victim belongs to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe.”
[Soumya Vishwanathan Murder Case] Supreme Court seeks reply of four convicts on Delhi Police’s plea
Soumya Viswanathan was a journalist working with India Today when she was found dead in her car in Vasant Kunj in 2008
Allahabad HC denies bail to journalist spreading hate against PM Modi, CM Adityanath and making derogatory remarks against religious figures
“The act of leveraging publication as a tool for coercion not only undermines the integrity of journalism but also erodes public trust in the media, which plays a pivotal role in upholding democratic values.”
Delhi High Court denies parole to Ravi Kapoor serving life imprisonment in Soumya Vishwanathan and Jigisha Ghosh murder cases
“There is a need to respect the rights of convicts and need to acknowledge the importance of being released on parole for several purposes, including for maintaining social ties with family. However, the Courts are bound to consider counterbalancing public interest while deciding issue of grant of parole.”
Journalist’s mobile cannot be seized simply because he got information about some crime: Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court directed the Station House Officer to file a statement with circumstances under which the journalist’s mobile phone was seized.
Delhi High Court dismisses PIL by journalist seeking CBI ‘status report’ in NSE fraud by Chitra Ramkrishna
The petitioner is a journalist having specialization in investigative, business, and human-interest news features, has exposed Coal Scam in 2011 and Airport scandal in Delhi, and received various awards from time to time.
Journalist Siddique Kappan gets bail after 23 months in prison; cannot leave Delhi for 6 weeks: Supreme Court
The Kerala journalist was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on his way to Hathras, Uttar Pradesh to report on the alleged gang-rape of a Dalit woman, who later died in the Hospital.
Charge-sheet and documents adduced prima facie point towards guilt; Allahabad High Court denies bail to journalist Siddique Kappan [Hathras gang-rape row]
Allahabad High Court: Krishan Pahal, J. dismissed the bail application of Siddique Kappan, the journalist who was arrested along with three others
Does S. 327(2) CrPC providing for “in camera” proceedings apply to appeals? Bom HC decides while rejecting Tarun Tejpal’s application
Bombay High Court at Goa: A Division Bench of Revati Mohite Dere and M.S. Jawalkar, JJ. rejected Tarun Tejpal’s plea to conduct
What is legitimate scope of a court reporter? When does a court reporter crosses line? Bom HC lays down
Bombay High Court: G.S. Patel, J., held that the reporter or any other commentator should not deliver for public consumption a view
Raj HC | Declaration of journalist as front line health workers a ‘policy decision’; Court dismisses appeal
Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench of Sabina and Manoj Kumar Vyas, JJ., dismissed a petition which was filed by way of
Ori HC | Anticipatory bail rejected due to petitioner being a journalist/influential person having political connections; Offence being economic offence, custodial interrogation demanded
Orissa High Court: S. Pujahari, J., dismissed the application under Section 438 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 filed by the petitioner being
Editors Guild of India | ED raids at the office of NewsClick.in, and residences of its senior journalists and officials
Editors Guild of India statement on ED raids at the office of NewsClick.in, and residences of its senior journalists and officials The
Bombay HC on Media Reporting, Obligation of Investigators, Media Trial, Freedom of Press and the proverbial ‘Lakshman Rekha’ for Media Houses || Read this detailed report unravelling several significant aspects cropped in light of Sushant Singh Case
“Any report of the press/media, having the propensity of tilting the balance against fair and impartial “administration of justice”, could make a mockery of the justice delivery system rendering ‘truth’ a casualty. “
Press Council of India strongly condemns any incident of alleged attack/killing of journalist for performing journalistic duties
Press Council of India is distressed with the incident of alleged murder of Shri Gnanadraj Moses, Journalist of ‘Tamilian TV’, for running
PCI takes suo-motu cognizance over retrenchment of reporters working for Business Standard Pvt. Ltd. at its various Bureaus
The Press Council of India Chairman Justice C.K Prasad has noted with concern that a number of journalists working for Business Standard
Media victimised by anti-social elements| Killing of a journalist by alleged sand mafia in Unnao: NHRC issues notice to UP Govt.
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a journalist was allegedly killed by sand
Del HC | “No allegation of adverse consequences, in terms of enmity, hatred or ill-will, much less any violence or breach of peace, occurred as a consequence of webcast”; Court stays investigation against Vinod Dua
Delhi High Court: Anup Jairam Bhambhani, J., stayed the investigation against the television anchor and journalist Vinod Dua, alleged for spreading rumours and
Madras HC | “Ethical imperative of Higher Judiciary to exercise inherent power when freedom of press is at stake”: Defamation case against Economic Times quashed
Madras High Court: G.R. Swaminathan, J. has quashed the defamation case filed by V.V. Minerals (P) Ltd. against Economic Times and its