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Bombay High Court Sets Aside Labour Court Award in Favour of Indian Express Limited. Stringer's Claim for Arrears under Working Journalists Act Rejected Due to Failure to Prove Principal Avocation and Employment Relationship.

15 Jun 2015

The matter arose from a writ petition filed by The Indian Express Limited challenging the Labour Court’s award that directed payment of arrears to t...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Employer's Petition in Working Journalists Act Case — Authority Exceeded Jurisdiction Under Section 17(1) by Deciding Entitlement Without Adjudication. The Assistant Labour Commissioner acted as a recovery officer without determining the underlying dispute, violating the scheme of the Act.

28 Jan 2020

The petitioner, Dainik Matrubhumi, a newspaper establishment, challenged an order dated 06/06/2015 passed by the Assistant Labour Commissioner (respon...

High Court

Madras High Court Partially Allows Journalists' Plea Against Alleged Harassment by Special Investigation Team in Cyber Crime Case. The Court directed that reporters cannot be summoned frequently without specific reason and their electronic devices cannot be seized without following due process under BNSS, emphasizing the right to privacy and protection of journalistic sources as laid down in Manohar Lal Sharma v. Union of India.

4 Feb 2025

The case arose from writ petitions filed by various reporters of news channels and a criminal original petition seeking directions to restrain the Spe...

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Bombay High Court Allows Employer's Petition in Working Journalists Act Recovery Case — Summary Remedy Under Section 17(1) Cannot Adjudicate Disputed Entitlement. The Labour Commissioner's order directing payment of arrears under the Majithia Wage Board Award was quashed as the employer had raised a bona fide dispute regarding the employee's status as a newspaper employee, which could not be decided in summary proceedings.

9 Aug 2018

This group of writ petitions, led by D.B. Corp. Ltd. (the petitioner), challenged orders passed by the Assistant Labour Commissioner, Mumbai City, und...

High Court

Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalists in Fake Encounters Case — No Prima Facie Case of Criminal Conspiracy. Journalists' Role Limited to Reporting, Not Abetment or Conspiracy Under Sections 302, 120B IPC and Other Provisions.

30 Nov -0001

The case involves a criminal writ petition filed by nine journalists seeking quashing of an FIR and charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Invest...

High Court

High Court Quashes Police Notice Under Section 41(1)(a) Cr.P.C. for Lack of Reasonable Suspicion — Journalist's Right to Liberty Protected. The court held that a notice to appear before police must be based on recorded reasons and cannot be issued arbitrarily.

19 Jul 2024

The petitioner, a senior journalist, challenged a notice dated 06-06-2024 issued by the Sub-Inspector of Police, Amruthalli Police Station, under Sect...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Grants Interim Protection to Journalist in Multiple FIR Case Based on News Broadcasts. Court Transfers One FIR for Investigation, Stays Other Proceedings, and Emphasizes Balance Between Freedom of Speech and Criminal Process Under Article 19(1)(a) and Article 32 of the Constitution.

19 May 2020

The dispute arose from two news broadcasts by the petitioner, a journalist and editor-in-chief of Republic TV and R Bharat, on 16 April 2020 and 21 Ap...

High Court

Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalist and Photographer in Abetment of Suicide and Official Secrets Act Case — No Prima Facie Case Made Out. Court holds that mere reporting of a news item does not constitute abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC or an offence under the Official Secrets Act, 1923, in the absence of any incriminating material.

18 Apr 2019

The Bombay High Court heard two criminal applications filed by Poonam Agarwal, a journalist, and Deepchand Kashmir Singh, a photographer, seeking quas...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Working Journalists Act Case Excluding Perquisites from Gratuity Calculation. Ex-Employee's Gratuity Claim Not Barred; Car Allowance, Free Telephone and Newspapers Not Wages Under Section 2(rr) of the Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955.

2 Apr 1969

The dispute arose out of a claim for gratuity and leave compensation filed by a former special correspondent of Bennett Coleman & Co. (P) Ltd. under t...

High Court

Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against Journalist in Trade Mark Act Case — Use of Logo in News Articles Not 'False Application' Under Section 103. Journalist's use of Sakal Group's registered trade mark in two critical articles held to be fair use for news reporting, not an offence under Section 103 of the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

20 Apr 2021

The petitioner, Prateek Chandragupt Goyal, a journalist working with the online news portal 'Newslaundry', filed a writ petition seeking quashing of a...

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