HIGH COURT APRIL 2025 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Rajdeep Sardesai’s Defamation Case; Missing Liquor Stock; Badlapur Encounter Case; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Wikipedia
Delhi High Court directs Wikipedia to delete defamatory allegations against news agency ANI and restore public editing rights on its page
Defendants 2 to 4 edited the page pertaining to the plaintiff to include allegedly false, misleading and defamatory remarks/content against the Plaintiff. It is stated that the remarks and statements against the plaintiff form a substantial portion of the Plaintiff’s Page, which is accessible to users and non-users of the Platform.
Know Thy Judge| Justice Surya Kant
Born on 10-02-1962 in Hisar, Justice Surya Kant, has the distinction to be appointed as the youngest Advocate General of Haryana. Before being elevated as a Supreme Court Judge, Justice Surya Kant served as a Judge in the Punjab and Haryana High Court and as Chief Justice of Himanchal Pradesh High Court.
Don’t rely on crowd sourced resources like Wikipedia; Supreme Court cautions Courts & Adjudicating Authorities
The Supreme Court's observation came after the Commissioner of Customs (Appeal) had referred to Wikipedia for coming to the conclusion in a case under the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985.