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Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns

This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23

Allahabad HC slams DM for declaring a woman “gangster” for having 2 FIRs against her

The court said that the act of police functionaries smacks of prejudice and malafide

Sec 170 of CrPC does not require arrest of accused while filing chargesheet: SC

The court clarified that arrest is not necessary unless it is a heinous crime or where there is a possibility of influencing the witnesses, or accused may abscond

Anti-conversion law will not apply to inter-faith marriages unless there is force, fraud, allurement: Gujarat HC

This interim order has been passed to protect interfaith couples from being unnecessarily harassed

Give autonomy to CBI: Madras HC to GoI

The High Court has issued a slew of directions to increase the number of CBI’s personnel and other infrastructural resources

Dead man declared foreigner, Gauhati HC sets aside order

The petition was filed by the son of the deceased person to get ex-parte order set aside, as the same was passed years after his father’s death

Pegasus Scandal: SC finally issues notice to GoI

The Supreme Court will start hearing the arguments after 10 days, and will also deliberate on the appropriate course of action

The wide terms of the IT Rules 2021 have a chilling effect on freedom of speech: Bom HC

The court stayed the operation of Rule 9 of the 2021 IT Rules deeming it to be manifestly unreasonable and going beyond the IT Act

Gauri Lankesh murder: SC to decide on HC’s order cancelling KCOCA charges against the accused

Kavitha Lankesh and the State have moved SC against the HC order dropping organised crime charges against accused Mohan Nayak

ISRO espionage case: Kerala HC grants pre-arrest bail to former Gujarat DGP RB Sreekumar, three others

Image Courtesy:keralakaumudi.comThe Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail...

Bom HC grants bail to terror accused due to violation of right to speedy trial

The court observed that the accused had already spent more than half of the maximum sentence of 10 years in some offences, while keeping the probable life imprisonment prescribed for other offences he was charged for

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