Supreme Court Sets Aside Madras High Court’s Interim Order on Copyright Rules: Saregama India Limited vs. Next Radio Limited (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court can modify statutory rules through an interim order while hearing a challenge to those rules. CASE TYPE: Copyright Law Case Name: Saregama India Limited vs. Next Radio Limited & […]
Supreme Court Quashes Sedition FIR Against Journalist Vinod Dua: Vinod Dua vs. Union of India (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a journalist’s critical comments on government performance constitute sedition. CASE TYPE: Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case Name: Vinod Dua vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 03 June 2021 Introduction Date of the Judgment: 03 June
Supreme Court Upholds Media Freedom in Reporting Court Proceedings: Election Commission vs. M.R Vijayabhaskar (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the media can be restricted from reporting oral observations made by judges during court proceedings, and the extent of judicial accountability to the public. CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Election Law, Media Law Case Name: The Chief Election
Supreme Court on Right to Protest and Public Spaces: Amit Sahni vs. Commissioner of Police (2020) Date of the Judgment: 07 October 2020 Citation: Amit Sahni vs. Commissioner of Police & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 3282 of 2020 Judges: Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J., Aniruddha Bose, J., Krishna Murari, J. Can citizens occupy public spaces indefinitely
Supreme Court Quashes Multiple FIRs Against Journalist Arnab Ranjan Goswami: Freedom of Speech Prevails (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether multiple FIRs for the same cause of action are maintainable and the extent of protection of journalistic freedom under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. CASE TYPE: Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case Name: Arnab Ranjan Goswami vs. Union of
District Bar Association vs. Ishwar Shandilya: Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Lawyers’ Strikes LEGAL ISSUE: Whether lawyers have a fundamental right to strike and boycott courts. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation (PIL) related to the functioning of the judiciary. Case Name: District Bar Association, Dehradun through its Secretary vs. Ishwar Shandilya & Ors. [Judgment Date]:
Supreme Court Declares Internet Access a Fundamental Right Under Article 19: Anuradha Bhasin vs. Union of India (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the freedom of speech and expression and the freedom to practice any profession, or to carry on any occupation, trade, or business over the Internet is a part of the fundamental rights under Part
Supreme Court Clarifies Transparency in Judicial Appointments and Asset Declarations (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Balancing the Right to Information with Judicial Independence and Privacy CASE TYPE: Constitutional Law, Right to Information Case Name: Central Public Information Officer, Supreme Court of India v. Subhash Chandra Agarwal Judgment Date: 13 November 2019 Date of the Judgment: 13 November
Supreme Court Clarifies Disclosure Requirements for Candidates: Satish Ukey vs. Devendra Fadnavis (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Scope of information to be disclosed by a candidate in an election affidavit. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Satish Ukey vs. Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis and Anr. [Judgment Date]: October 1, 2019 Date of the Judgment: October 1, 2019 Citation: [2019]
Supreme Court Protects Free Speech in Film Exhibition: Indibily Creative Pvt Ltd vs. West Bengal (2019) **LEGAL ISSUE:** Whether a State government can obstruct the public exhibition of a film that has been certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). **CASE TYPE:** Constitutional Law, Freedom of Speech and Expression **Case Name:** Indibily Creative
Supreme Court Allows Review Petition Documents Despite Official Secrets Act Objections: Yashwant Sinha vs. CBI (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the Supreme Court can consider documents that were allegedly obtained in violation of the Official Secrets Act, 1923, for the purpose of a review petition. CASE TYPE: Criminal Review Case Name: Yashwant Sinha & Ors. vs.
Supreme Court Directs Timely Appointment of Information Commissioners for Effective RTI Implementation LEGAL ISSUE: Ensuring the effective implementation of the Right to Information Act, 2005 through timely appointments to the Central and State Information Commissions. CASE TYPE: Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning the Right to Information. Case Name: Anjali Bhardwaj and Others vs. Union of
