Top Law News Googlee given to Google by Delhi HC April 6, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The domain name ‘Googlee’ has gone to search engine major Google as the Delhi High Court held that it was registered in bad faith, and not a coincidence, by an entity. The high court refused to interfere with the decision of an arbitrator ruling in favour of Google and transferred the domain name Googlee.in to […] Read more » Court Delhi High Court featured Google Googlee Law Legal News
High Profile Cases SC raps Google, Yahoo for failing to check pre-birth test ads July 5, 2016 / July 6, 2016 by Legal India News | Leave a Comment Supreme Court today pulled up online search engines like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft for failing to check advertisements pertaining to pre-natal sex determination saying they were patently violating Indian law. A bench of Justice Dipak Misra and R Banumathi asked the Centre to convene a meeting of technical experts and the search engines within 10 […] Read more » check pre-birth test ads Court featured Google Law Legal News Supreme Court Yahoo
Top Law News HC seeks suggestions from FB and Google to protect kids May 23, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “Worried” that children can be exploited through social networking sites, Delhi High Court today asked Facebook and Google to submit within four weeks suggestions on safety measures for online usage of such sites by minors in India. A bench of justices B D Ahmed and Vibhu Bakhru voiced concern about Indian children entering into agreement […] Read more » facebook Google HC seeks suggestions from FB and Google to protect kids justices B D Ahmed and Vibhu Bakhru news todays news Top news
International Trade Law US fails to serve summons to websites: MHA to court May 4, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment “The US authorities are unable to “execute” the request for assistance in serving summons to 11 US-based websites, including Facebook and Google, accused of promoting class enmity and undermining national integrity,” told by the Ministry of Home Affairs to a court here in Delhi. The Ministry of Home Affairs told Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja that they have received a communication […] Read more » Blogspot class enmity facebook Google Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja Microsoft Ministry of Home Affairs Orkut summons to websites summonses to 21 social networking websites undermining national integrity US Department of Justice Yahoo YouTube
Top Law News Websites’ content: Court questions official September 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Saturday questioned a central government official to explain the process of serving summons on US-based websites, including Facebook and Google, for allegedly hosting defamatory content on their sites. Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja sought the presence of union home ministry’s Under Secretary Amar Chand Oct 9 in a case against 21 social networking […] Read more » Blogspot case against social networking sites and websites committing offences of criminal conspiracy Court questions official court was hearing a criminal case filed by journalist Vinay Rai facebook Google hosting objectionable content Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty Orkut sale of obscene books and objects serving summons on US-based websites union home ministry's Under Secretary Amar Chand Websites' content Websites' content: Court questions official Yahoo YouTube
Top Law News Competition commission starts fresh inquiry against Google July 10, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Competition Commission of India has started a fresh inquiry against the search engine Google for abuse of dominant position and anti-competitive practices. The competition commission has launched the inquiry on a complaint filed by consumer rights body CUTS International. CUTS International said in a statement on Monday that its complaint against Google followed global […] Read more » abuse of dominant position as an offence abuse of dominant position violation of competition law abuse of dominant position violation of competition law in India anti-competitive practices anti-competitive practices as a violation of competition law of India apex body of competition law in India Competition commission Competition commission as a watchdog of competition law in India Competition commission of India Google search engine Google
High Profile Cases Objectionable content: Court reprieve for Google, YouTube April 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A court Thursday permitted the deletion of Google and YouTube from a list of websites sought to be prosecuted for allegedly posting objectionable content on their sites. Administrative Civil Judge Parveen Singh passed the order after petitioner Mufti Aijaz Arshad Qasmi’s counsel Santosh Pandey said he had no objection to the plea of the two […] Read more » Administrative Civil Judge Parveen Singh Google Objectionable content websites YouTube
Top Law News Cyber attack on website of petitioner against Facebook, others February 7, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The website of a petitioner and Islamic scholar who dragged Facebook, Google, Yahoo and others to court over allegedly objectionable content has been defaced and left with a message “Probably best not to piss the social networking sites off!” Petitioner Mufti Aijaz Arshad Qasmi told that his website www.fatwaonline.in has been defaced for the past […] Read more » Cyber attack on website Delhi court facebook Google Yahoo
Top Law News Court puts off hearing on Google, Facebook pleas January 20, 2012 / January 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday adjourned the hearing on petitions of Google India and Facebook India challenging a trial court’s order to prosecute them for allegedly hosting objectionable content. “The matter is likely to be taken up Feb 2 or Feb 3,” said Justice Suresh Kait. Google India and Facebook India earlier told the high […] Read more » Delhi High Court facebook Google Justice Suresh Kait Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar
High Profile Cases Government to act against sites with objectionable content January 14, 2012 / January 14, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The central government Friday gave the green signal to proceed against all the accused persons heading 21 social networking sites, including Facebook and Google, that were allegedly hosting objectionable content. “Government is satisfied that there is sufficient material to proceed against the accused persons under section 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of […] Read more » Advocate Shashi Tripathi Delhi High Court facebook Google Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar
High Profile Cases Objectionable content on websites: Delhi court adjourns case January 13, 2012 / January 13, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The case of 21 social networking sites allegedly hosting objectionable content was Friday adjourned in a Delhi court till March 13. The court has directed the external affairs ministry to serve the summons issued to foreign-based social networking sites. The petition moved by Vinod Rai has requested the court to remove objectionable content from 21 […] Read more » facebook Google Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar
Top Law News Facebook, Google move court; Delhi Police issued notice January 11, 2012 / January 11, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to Delhi Police on a petition filed against summons issued by a trial court to 21 websites, including Facebook, Google, Yahoo and YouTube, for allegedly hosting obscene and derogatory content. Challenging a trial court order that issued summons to the websites, Facebook and Google had Wednesday approached the […] Read more » Delhi High Court facebook Google Justice Suresh Kait Yahoo YouTube
