Media & Entertainment News HC restrains cricket match info providers on Star’s plea March 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi TV channel STAR India has the exclusive media rights over cricket matches organised by BCCI until 2018 and barred telecom operators and others from disseminating match information through SMS and Mobile Value Added Service (MVAS) without obtaining license from the channel according to the the Delhi High Court. The court, however, said the telecom […] Read more » BCCI Board of Cricket Control in India cricket matche Delhi High Court Justice M.L. Mehta Media Rights Agreement Mobile Value Added Service Star India Pvt Ltd's plea TV channel STAR India
Media & Entertainment News Editor to be held responsible for false reporting: SC March 12, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Editor of a newspaper shall be responsible in any civil or criminal case filed against it for publishing false or offensive news report, the Supreme Court held on Monday. A Bench of Justices C K Prasad and V G Gowda said the Editor controls the selection of the matter that is published and he […] Read more » civil and criminal proceeding civil or criminal case Editor and Resident Editor Editor of a newspaper Editor of Gujarati daily newspaper Sandesh Executive Magistrate in Vadodara false reporting illicit relations with the wife of a doctor justice V G Gowda justices C K Prasad sandesh news paper Supreme Court
Media & Entertainment News Hit-and-run case: Salman wants culpable homicide charge March 7, 2013 / March 7, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Terming as “bad in law” invoking of the charge of ‘culpable homicide not amounting to murder’ against him in the 2002 hit-and-run case, actor Salman Khan today sought its quashing by a sessions court which questioned whether it had the jurisdiction to hear his plea. Salman has filed a revision application against the order of a Bandra […] Read more » 2002 hit and run case Bombay High Court culpable homicide charge Hit-and-run case murder Salman Khan section 304 A IPC section 304 part II of IPC
Media & Entertainment News High Court restrains Sony on programme on Chautala’s plea February 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment An entertainment channel has been restrained from the Delhi High Court for telecasting a programme based on teachers recruitment scam in which former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and 54 others have been convicted, following a plea by the INLD leader. Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayyar, appearing for former chief minister, had contended that telecast of […] Read more » Ajay Chautala Crime Patrol Delhi High Court entertainment channel Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala INLD leader junior basic trained Justice ML Mehta Political Advisor Sher Singh Badshami senior advocate Rajiv Nayyar Special Duty Vidya Dhar
Media & Entertainment News Justice Verma report’s potency being diluted: Shabana Azmi February 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Actor-activist Shabana Azmi accused the government of “diluting the potency” of Justice Verma Committee report on sexual crimes by “cherry-picking” its recommendations. “Women activist were happy about the suggestions, but government diluted the potency of the recommendations by cherry-picking suggestions. We must keep pressure on the government so that it implements the report in its […] Read more » Actor-activist Shabana Azmi AIPWA secretary Kavita Krishnan All India Progressive Women's Association All India Students' Association (AISA) Apne-Aap Women Worldwide cherry-picking diluting the potency gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl Jantar Mantar Sexual assault Shabana Azmi
Media & Entertainment News Madras HC dismisses PIL against ‘Vishwaroopam’ February 6, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A PIL seeking a ban on screening of actor-director Kamal Hassan’s controversial film ‘Vishwaroopam’ in all languages across the country has beeen dismissed by the Madras High Court. A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Elipe Dharma Rao and Justice M Venugopal told that they saw no “genuinity” in the petition as the film is set to be released in Tamil Nadu following a […] Read more » actor-director Kamal Hassan Chief Justice Elipe Dharma Rao Cinematograph Act controversial film Vishwaroopam Hindu Justice M Venugopal Madras High Court Petitioner C Jebakumar George PIL Tamil Telugu Thiruvananthapuram
Media & Entertainment News Madras High Court lifts ban on Vishwaroopam January 30, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court Tuesday ruled in favour of Kamal Haasan’s banned controversial film “Vishwaroopam” and lifted the ban by the state government. “The film can be released in theatres tomorrow and the Section 144 order issued by the district collector will be kept in abeyance,” said Justice K. Venkatraman in an interim order. The […] Read more » actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan Andrea Jeremiah ban on Vishwaroopam controversial film Vishwaroopam Hindi version of Vishwaroop Jaideep Ahlawat Kamal Haasan Madras High Court Malaysian ministry Pooja Kumar Rahul Bose Shekhar Kapur Tamil and Telugu
Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Journalist gets six months jail in defamation case January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A six months imprisonment has been sentenced to a journalist who is Jaipur in a defamation case by the Rajasthan High Court, which also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 each on the owner, editor and a correspondent of the daily. While hearing the contempt petition, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Amitav Roy and […] Read more » Additional Advocate General G R Punia Chief Justice Amitav Roy Churu correspondent contempt petition Dainik Prakash Kunj defamation case defamation case by the Rajasthan High Court Editor Hemant Sharma Imprisonment of journalist Jaipur journalist in Jaipur Justice Mahendra Maheshwari Rajasthan High Court S M Gautam Sikar based correspondent Sadik
Media & Entertainment News High Court refuses to hear Mahesh Bhatt’s plea January 15, 2013 / January 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court refused to hear film-maker Mahesh Bhatt’s petition against a health ministry notification making it mandatory to show anti-tobacco messages in the beginning and middle of a film, saying that the apex court has already been seized with a similar plea. According to the bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice […] Read more » anti-tobacco messages audio-visual disclaimer Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice V K Jain Delhi High Court film-maker Mahesh Bhatt's petition health ministry health spots and disclaimers irrational Mahesh Bhatt Ministry of Health Plea against mahesh bhutt unconstitutional and illegal
Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Order on in camera trial, media restraint in rape case upheld January 10, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A petition which challenged the order for in camera hearing and a ban on media reporting of the December 16 gangrape case was dismissed on Wednesday by the district judge who said it was “mandatory” to hold in camera proceedings in a case of rape and related offences, and that the magistrate had been “duty […] Read more » advocates D K Mishra and Poonam Kaushik Ballia (UP) December 16 gangrape case December 16 gangrape case was dismissed Delhi Delhi Gang rape case dismissed rape case district judge district judge R K Gauba gang rape Metropolitan Magistrate Namrita Aggarwal Saket courtroom Section 327 of the Code of Criminal Procedure section 327(2) and (3) (in camera trial of rape cases) CrPC section 327(2) of CrPC
Media & Entertainment News Tax Law News Income Tax officer gets five years in jail in graft case December 25, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A former Assistant Commissioner of Income tax convicted by the special CBI court for demanding and accepting bribe from an assessee and sentenced him to five years’ rigorous imprisonment. According to CBI, accused Rajeev Kumar demanded Rs 25,000 from the complainant in March 1998 to settle a tax claim for year 1995-1996. The CBI filed the […] Read more » Assistant Commissioner of Income tax CBI CBI court chargesheet Prevention of Corruption Act Rajeev Kumar tax claim
Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Court not to hear Zee editor’s plea to monitor probe December 21, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi, court will hear Zee news editor Sudhir Chaudhary’s plea for monitoring the investigation into the case of alleged extortion bid lodged against the news channel by Congress MP Naveen Jindal’s firm. In this Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Mukesh Kumar told that he will hear the matter on Thursday as there was shortage of time for hearing it […] Read more » Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Mukesh Kumar Congress MP Naveen Jindal Congress MP Naveen Jindal's firm Delhi Police Naveen Jindal Prithvi Jindal Sitaram Jindal Zee Business Editor Samir Ahluwalia Zee News Editor Sudhir Chaudhary