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Bombay high court MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday, in a significant judgment on a clutch of PILs against “sensationalism” by broadcast media in the coverage of death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, said the media should restrain itself and “avoid or regulate” its coverage and debates and discussions during ongoing criminal investigations of cases. The media should convey what is “informative, but in public interest, instead of what according to the media the public is interes...

The media should avoid reconstructing crime scenes as well. The HC directed that police should not divulge sensitive information during probes and said that they were under no obligation to share information. HC also held that media trial is a violation of program code. It defined what administration of justice means and whether trial by media would amount to contempt. The HC said trial by media would amount to interference with investigation and hence may amount to contempt. "So far as critici...

NEW DELHI: The Bombay high court has observed that some of the reporting done by Republic TV and Times Now against Mumbai police in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case was “prima facie contemptuous" in nature, but refrained from passing any orders on it.  A bench of chief justice Dipankar Datta and justice DL Kulkarni were delivering their judgement in the tranche of public

SSR case media trial was contemptuous, says Bombay High Court SSR case media trial was contemptuous, says Bombay High Court The Bombay High Court has ruled that the media trial in the death case of Sushant Singh Rajput was contemptuous. advertisement UPDATED: January 18, 2021 18:52 IST The court also held that trial by media of the actor Sushant Singh Rajput death case hindered the administration of justice. While passing a verdict in a bunch of petitions filed against media trials in the wake ...

PTI 2020 has been a bad year for the health of Indians and for the health of Indian democracy too. The Modi-Shah regime, which is authoritarian by instinct and belief, has used the pandemic to further undermine the processes of constitutional democracy and strengthen its hold over State and society. In pursuit of its ambitions, the regime has launched a multi-pronged attack on the Indian Parliament, Indian federalism, the Indian press and Indian civil society organisations. Let us consider ...

“There are strong indications that the new legislation is desirable and will bring in much-needed market reforms in the over-regulated farm sector. As on date, there is no contrary evidence that the new proposals will adversely affect farmers in the long run. There is no justification for a minimum support price regardless of demand and supply. No one would think of assuring a pharmaceutical company a minimum price for essential medicines that it produces, irrespective of whether the quantity...

Will govt appeal against Cairn order? Response to Vodafone tangle holds clue Supreme Court lawyer Arvind Datar, who has represented Cairn in this case, says that the government has the right to appeal but he does not know whether they will appeal or not Dipak Mondal | December 27, 2020 | Updated 12:53 IST In yet another setback to the government, an international arbitral tribunal has ruled unanimously that India has breached its obligations to Cairn under the UK-India Bilateral Investment Tre...

Supreme Court to hear LVB-DBS merger related cases in January SECTIONS Share Synopsis Though senior counsel Arvind Datar appearing for bond holders argued that Madras High Court would be the best jurisdiction to hear the matters owing to the registered office of LVB being in the same location. The Supreme Court of India posted all cases related to the merger of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS Bank India to January 2021. The Reserve Bank of India and DBS Bank had petitioned the apex court seeking t...

As Maharashtra Assembly Challenges Supreme Court on Arnab, Heres What Legal Precedents Say Both houses have passed proposals refusing to take cognisance of any notice from the high court or the Supreme Court, thus reprising earlier disputes between the legislatures of Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu with their respective high courts. Arnab Goswami (L) and Nana Patole (R). Photos: PTI Politics17/Dec/2020 Can the high court or the Supreme Court issue a notice to the presiding officer of a legislatur...

SC asks J&K HC to decide pleas seeking review of Roshni verdict SC asks J&K HC to decide pleas seeking review of Roshni verdict NEW DELHI, Dec 10: The Supreme Court today asked the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to decide the pleas seeking review of the October 9 verdict scrapping the Roshni Act which had conferred proprietary rights on the occupants of the State land. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana considered the oral assurance of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the Jammu...