Karnataka High Court grants compensation to a law student who was arrested and handcuffed
Karnataka High Court (Dharwad Bench): Suraj Govindaraj, J. while deciding a matter regarding handcuffing of an accused during arrest, held that “handcuffing
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Unworkable Marriage | Wife makes unfounded, indecent and defamatory allegations against husband to his senior officers, destroying his career & reputation: Mental Cruelty or not? P&H HC elaborates
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Expressing that, Matrimonial cases are matters of delicate human and emotional relationship, the Division Bench of Ritu
Accusation of extra-marital relationship is a grave assault on character, status, reputation as well as health of spouse against whom such allegations are made: Would this come under ambit of cruelty? Del HC answers
Delhi High Court: While addressing a matter surrounding the issue of cruelty by wife, the Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi, ACJ and
Bloomberg Privacy Case | Whether a person under criminal investigation can have a reasonable expectation of privacy? UKSC explains
United Kingdom Supreme Court: The Bench of Lord Reed, President and Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Sales, Lord Hamblen and Lord Stephens, held that
Why is ‘Rooh Afza’ seeking injunction against ‘Dil Afza’? Here’s how Del HC stressed upon ‘deep emotion’ while deciding
Delhi High Court: While addressing a trademark dispute between Rooh Afza and Dil Afza manufacturers, Asha Menon, J., expressed that, buying a
Law on Defamation | Calcutta High Court stresses on essentials of offence of defamation in light of harm caused to reputation of person: Read the detailed report
Calcutta High Court: In a case wherein directors of the Board of society had published defamatory statements against the Vice Chairman of
Bom HC | Does Copyright Act requires mandatory registration to seek protection under the Act? Justice G.S. Patel explains
“Copyright Act gives a range of rights and privileges to the first owner of copyright without requiring prior registration.”
#MeToo | MJ Akbar v. Priya Ramani: Woman has a right to put her grievance at any platform of her choice even after decades || No defamation case against Priya Ramani [Verdict]
“Sometimes the victim of sexual abuse herself does not understand what is happening to them or what is happening to them is wrong.”
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[Defamation] Madras HC | “Presence or absence of evidence not a matter to be decided in Or. 7 R. 11 CPC application”: Challenge to Isha Foundation’s defamation suit against media entity rejected
Madras High Court: R. Subramanian, J., refused to allow the application filed by Sathiyam Media praying for rejection of plaint filed by
Innocuous reference as “Atankwadi” to a person accused in criminal cases not libelous as he had already lost social prestige and reputation: Patna HC
Patna High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. set aside an order of lower court in a libel