Media Law

Supreme Court Sets Aside Ex-Parte Injunction in Defamation Case: Bloomberg vs. Zee Entertainment (2024)

/ Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Defamation, Freedom of Speech, Injunctions, Media Law, Order XLIII, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Supreme Court Sets Aside Ex-Parte Injunction in Defamation Case: Bloomberg vs. Zee Entertainment (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Balancing freedom of speech with the right to reputation in defamation cases involving media platforms. CASE TYPE: Defamation, Media Law, Civil Procedure Case Name: Bloomberg Television Production Services India Private Limited & Ors. vs. Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited [Judgment […]

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Supreme Court quashes defamation proceedings against newspaper owner: Sanjay Upadhya vs. Anand Dubey (2024)

/ Constitutional Law, Constitutional Law with Article 19(1)(a), Defamation, Fundamental Rights, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 500

Supreme Court quashes defamation proceedings against newspaper owner: Sanjay Upadhya vs. Anand Dubey (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a news article published in good faith, exercising the right to freedom of speech and expression, warrants prosecution for criminal defamation. CASE TYPE: Criminal Defamation Case Name: Sanjay Upadhya vs. Anand Dubey [Judgment Date]: January 29, 2024 Date

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Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Second Defamation Complaint: B.R.K. Aathithan vs. Sun Group (29 November 2022)

/ Code of Criminal Procedure, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 362, Code of Criminal Procedure with Section 482, Defamation, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 499, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 500, J.K. Maheshwari, Judges, Surya Kant

Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Second Defamation Complaint: B.R.K. Aathithan vs. Sun Group (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Maintainability of a second criminal complaint on the same facts after the dismissal of the first complaint. CASE TYPE: Criminal Defamation Case Name: B.R.K. Aathithan vs. Sun Group & Anr. Judgment Date: 29 November 2022 Introduction Date of the

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Supreme Court Clarifies Defamation Liability for Editors in News Publications: Aroon Purie vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2022)

/ Bela M. Trivedi, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 with Section 482, Defamation, Editor, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 499, Indian Penal Code, 1860 with Section 500, Judges, Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 with Section 7, Uday Umesh Lalit

Supreme Court Clarifies Defamation Liability for Editors in News Publications: Aroon Purie vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determining the extent of liability for defamation of an Editor-in-Chief of a news publication. CASE TYPE: Criminal Defamation Case Name: Aroon Purie vs. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors. Judgment Date: 31 October

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Supreme Court clarifies maintainability of suit for injunction without declaration of title: Kayalulla Parambath Moidu Haji vs. Namboodiyil Vinodan (2021)

/ B.R. Gavai, Civil Law, Injunctions, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, Property Law, Specific Relief Act, 1963, Specific Relief Act, 1963 with Section 38, Title Disputes

Supreme Court on Suit for Injunction Without Declaration of Title: Kayalulla Parambath Moidu Haji vs. Namboodiyil Vinodan (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for permanent injunction can be maintained without seeking a declaration of title. CASE TYPE: Civil Law – Property Dispute Case Name: Kayalulla Parambath Moidu Haji vs. Namboodiyil Vinodan [Judgment Date]: September 7,

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Injunctions in Property Dispute: Shri Revansiddeshwar Pattan Sahakari Bank Niyamit vs. Taluka Tokrekoli (2019)

/ Abhay Manohar Sapre, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Order 39, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 with Section 151, Dinesh Maheshwari, Injunctions, Judges, Temporary Injunctions

Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court Order on Injunctions in Property Dispute: Shri Revansiddeshwar Pattan Sahakari Bank Niyamit vs. Taluka Tokrekoli (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting an injunction to the plaintiff when the plaintiff’s injunction application had been dismissed by the Trial Court and not appealed. CASE TYPE: Civil

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Supreme Court clarifies maintainability of injunction suits when title is disputed: Jharkhand State Housing Board vs. Didar Singh & Anr. (2018)

/ Bihar State Housing Board Act, Bihar State Housing Board Act with Section 62, Bihar State Housing Board Act with Section 92, Injunctions, Judges, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, N.V. Ramana, Specific Relief Act, 1963, Specific Relief Act, 1963 with Section 38

Supreme Court clarifies maintainability of injunction suits when title is disputed: Jharkhand State Housing Board vs. Didar Singh & Anr. (2018) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a suit for permanent injunction is maintainable when the defendant disputes the plaintiff’s title. CASE TYPE: Civil Law Case Name: Jharkhand State Housing Board vs. Didar Singh & Anr. [Judgment Date]:

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Supreme Court Refuses Anti-Suit Injunction in Matrimonial Dispute: Dinesh Singh Thakur vs. Sonal Thakur (17 April 2018)

/ Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 13, Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 with Section 26, Injunctions, Judges, R. Banumathi, R.K. Agrawal, Specific Relief Act, 1963, Specific Relief Act, 1963 with Section 41

Supreme Court Refuses Anti-Suit Injunction in Matrimonial Dispute: Dinesh Singh Thakur vs. Sonal Thakur LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an Indian court can grant an anti-suit injunction to restrain a party from pursuing a divorce petition in a foreign court when a divorce petition is already pending in India. CASE TYPE: Matrimonial Dispute, Civil Case Name: Dinesh

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Supreme Court Directs Expedited Trial in Property Dispute: Akriti Land Con Pvt. Ltd. vs. Krishna Bhargava (2017)

/ Abhay Manohar Sapre, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Civil Procedure Code, 1908 with Order 39, Civil Procedure Code, 1908 with Section 151, Judges, R.K. Agrawal, Temporary Injunctions

Can a court interfere with a lower court’s decision on a temporary injunction? The Supreme Court of India recently addressed this question in a property dispute case. The core issue revolves around a family disagreement over inherited land and the subsequent sale of that land. This case involves a dispute between family members and a

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