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NewsClick editor, HR head move SC against Delhi HC order

NewsClick’s editor Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty have moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court order which upheld their arrest on Friday last week, LiveLaw reported.

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Delhi HC dismisses NewsClick founder’s plea challenging police remand

The Delhi High Court has upheld the trial court order which approved police remand for NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty, LiveLaw reported.

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Day after HC reserved verdict, Patiala court sends NewsClick founder, HR head to judicial custody

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty have been sent to 10-day judicial custody by the Patiala House Court in the UAPA case pertaining to allegations of Chinese propaganda, LiveLaw reported.

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The Liver Doc’s X account to be restored if he ‘hides defamatory tweets’ against Himalaya

Hearing the petition of Dr Cyriac Abby Philips aka Dr Liver Doc challenging the suspension of his X account, the Karnataka High Court ordered the restoration of his account on the condition that he hides the alleged “defamatory tweets” against ayurvedic pharma company Himalaya India and its products, LiveLaw reported.The…

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Delhi HC reserves order as NewsClick founder insists ‘not a penny from China’

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its order in the petitions moved by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty against their police remand in a UAPA case, LiveLaw reported.

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NewsClick founder challenges arrest, Delhi High Court seeks police response

Hearing a petition by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and the outfit’s HR head Amit Chakraborty against their arrest in a UAPA case, the Delhi High Court sought the Delhi police’s response on Friday, according to a LiveLaw report. The court will hear the matter again on Monday.

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‘Free speech, not offence’: SC extends protection to Editors Guild in Manipur report FIRs

The Supreme Court again extended its interim protection to four members of the Editors Guild of India in the FIRs lodged over their fact-finding report, and said the “entire complaint is the government’s counter-narrative”, Livelaw reported.

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‘Must not result in media trial’: SC asks govt to frame norms for police’s media briefings

Stating that police disclosures should not result in “media trial”, the Supreme Court on Wednesday gave a three-month deadline to the union home ministry to prepare guidelines on media briefings by police personnel. The top court directed the director generals of police of all states to submit suggestions for the…

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‘Intermediary for digital but not for print?’: Bombay HC on amended IT rules

Hearing petitions challenging the amended IT Rules, the Bombay High Court on Thursday raised questions about the distinction between print and online media, asking if it will result in an “automatic curtailment of their powers”, LiveLaw reported.

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HC tells Dainik Bhaskar to apologise for fake news on Bihar migrants ‘targeted’ in Tamil Nadu

Pulling up Dainik Bhaskar for “fake news” about attacks on Bihari migrant workers in Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court has ordered the Hindi daily to issue an unconditional apology before the court and the people of Tamil Nadu, and also publish a corrigendum on the first page of its…

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Booked for ‘conspiracy to defame’ SFI leader, Asianet journalist moves Kerala HC against FIR

An Asianet journalist accused of a criminal conspiracy to defame a Students’ Federation of India leader in Kerala has moved the Kerala high court seeking quashing of the FIR against her, according to a LiveLaw report.

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SC judge says India ‘now at 161’ on press freedom, solicitor general says depends on who ranks it

Supreme Court judge Justice KM Joseph on Tuesday pointed to India’s press freedom ranking while hearing petitions challenging the remission granted to Bilkis Bano case convicts, LiveLaw reported.

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RK Pachauri case: After ET, Arnab Goswami to tender unconditional apology for ‘media trial’

Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami has told the Delhi high court that he will tender an unconditional apology in a contempt case filed by environmentalist Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, LiveLaw reported.

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‘Psychological repercussions’: Court restrains Aaj Tak reportage on Shraddha murder case

A Delhi court has told Aaj Tak not to publish or telecast any material linked to the Shraddha Walkar murder case, LiveLaw reported. It said the channel shall “not utilise in any form any material” related to the FIR till April 17.

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SC dismisses Rana Ayyub’s plea over PMLA case in Ghaziabad

Rana Ayyub’s petition challenging the summons issued to her by a Ghaziabad court in a PMLA case has been dismissed by the Supreme Court, according to LiveLaw. The court said the trial can decide where the alleged offence of money laundering took place as a “question of fact”.

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No additional curbs on free speech for ministers, MPs and MLAs: SC

The Supreme Court has ruled that additional restrictions on the right to free speech cannot be imposed on ministers, MPs and MLAs. The grounds to restrict this right are exhaustive under Article 19(2), a Constitution bench said by a 4:1 majority on Tuesday.

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Former Mumbai top cop withdraws defamation suit against Arnab Goswami

The Rs 90 lakh defamation suit filed against Arnab Goswami by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh has been withdrawn, LiveLaw reported.

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Security clearance from home ministry isn’t required to renew broadcast licence: MediaOne to SC

Security clearance from the home ministry is not a requirement while renewing a television channel’s broadcast licence, Malayalam channel MediaOne argued at the Supreme Court today.

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Alt News cofounder says Delhi police attributed ‘concocted, false disclosures’ to him: LiveLaw

Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair has said he made no disclosure statements to the Delhi police over his arrest for a tweet posted in 2018, and that the police were using “concocted, wholly false” disclosures instead, LiveLaw reported today. Zubair submitted a response in this regard to the police’s status…

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Supreme Court restrains high courts from proceeding in pleas challenging IT rules

The Supreme Court today stayed further proceedings of high courts in petitions challenging the new IT rules, LiveLaw reported today.

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After Delhi police says ‘no hate speech’ by Suresh Chavhanke at event, SC says ‘file better affidavit’

On Friday, the Supreme Court pulled up the Delhi police for its affidavit clearing Sudarshan News editor Suresh Chavhanke of hate speech.

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Dileep case: Kerala HC issues three-week gag on Reporter TV from reporting on actor's brother-in-law

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday issued an interim gag order on Reporter TV from publishing or broadcasting anything on Suraj, the brother-in-law of actor Dileep, while reporting on the cases involving the latter, LiveLaw reported today.

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Delhi police says 'no hate speech' by Suresh Chavhanke at Dec event, urges 'tolerance to views of others'

There was purportedly "no anti-Muslim hate speech" by Sudarshan News chief Suresh Chavhanke during an event last December, the Delhi police has told the Supreme Court.

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Kerala High Court dismisses MediaOne's appeal, upholds telecast ban

The Kerala High Court has dismissed MediaOne's appeal against a single judge order that had upheld the channel's ban, LiveLaw reported today. The ban had been imposed after the ministry of information and broadcasting refused to renew the channel's broadcast licence on grounds of security.

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Sexual assault case: Actor Dileep moves Kerala HC to restrict media from reporting on details

Malayalam actor Dileep, accused in a 2017 sexual assault case, has moved the Kerala High Court seeking an order postponing the publication of matters related to the case until the trial in the Session Court is over, LiveLaw reported.

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