HIGH COURT FEBRUARY 2025 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Stories on Delhi Riots; Bar Association Elections; Fake Anti-Cancer Drug; NOVARTIS Trade Mark; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
RSS
MP High Court disposes of Guest faculty’s plea alleging coercion by college authorities to join RSS; State assures prompt action against authorities
The petitioner stated that college authorities compelled him to participate in activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) which does not align with his personal beliefs.
Delhi HC issues notice to BJP member Amit Malviya after he initiated criminal defamation against RSS member
The RSS member relied on exception 10 to Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 which elaborates that conveying a caution in good faith is not defamation.
“Took almost five decades for Centre to realise its mistake”; Madhya Pradesh High Court on ban on Govt. Employees from joining RSS
“The Court laments the fact that it took almost five decades for the Central Government to realise its mistake; to acknowledge that an internationally renowned organisation like RSS was wrongly placed amongst the banned organisations of the country and that its removal therefrom is quintessential.”
“Adding specific dress in Cartoon prima facie indicates attempt to promote enmity”; Madhya Pradesh HC refuses to quash FIR against Folk Singer
The Court stated that applicant’s inclusion of specific dress details not related to the actual incident suggests an intent to attribute the incident to a particular group, potentially inciting enmity and disrupting harmony.