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"Supreme Court Affirms Need for Minority Establishment in AMU’s Minority Status Dispute" AMU’s Minority Status Under Scrutiny: Establishment by Legislature Versus Minority Founding Rights

The Supreme Court judgment in Aligarh Muslim University v. Naresh Agarwal & Ors. primarily deals with the issue of minority rights in education, f...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Gang Rape Case Due to Unreliable Victim Testimony and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 376(2)(g), 366A, 292, 500, 506(II) IPC and Section 67 IT Act Set Aside.

The case involves two appeals against conviction for gang rape and other offences. The prosecution alleged that on 16 May 2011, the appellants and thr...

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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.

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...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Defamation Proceedings Against Newspaper Publisher and Editor for Lack of Sanction Under Section 199 Cr.P.C. — Private Complaint for Defamation Against Public Servant in Respect of Official Acts Requires Previous Sanction of Competent Authority.

The petitioners, C.M. Aleemullakhan (printer and publisher) and K. Iftekhar Ahmed Shariff (editor) of the Urdu daily 'Salar', filed a criminal petitio...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Journalist's Compensation Claim for Handcuffing During Police Transit. No Violation of Articles 14 and 21 Found as Handcuffing Was Justified by Threat of Escape and No Malice Established.

The petitioner, Satish Banwarilal Sharma, a journalist and managing editor of a daily newspaper, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of t...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Lack of Public View Element. Caste-Based Insult Allegation Fails as Incident Occurred Inside Police Station, Not in Public View Under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The appellant, Mohammed Nazim, was convicted by the 2nd Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge, Parbhani in Special Case No.22/2004 for offences under Sectio...

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Bombay High Court Issues Interim Directions in Drunk Driving PIL Pending Appeal Against Acquittal of Actor. Court Notes Large Number of Recent Cases Under Section 185 Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Directs Interim Measures.

This Public Interest Litigation (PIL) arises from an incident on 28 November 2002 in Mumbai, where the fourth respondent, a popular Hindi film star, w...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Interim Injunction Against Newspaper in Defamation Suit. Court Restrains Publication of Defamatory Articles About Plaintiff and Family Pending Trial, Holding That Per Se Defamatory Statements Without Justification Cannot Be Published.

The plaintiff, Gokulchand Govindlal Sananda, filed Regular Civil Suit No.17 of 2013 seeking damages of Rs.25,00,000 for per se defamatory publications...