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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
Death Penalty for corruption suggests Madras HC
The court said that corruption has become a daily norm and is spreading like cancer
Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami arrested in 2018 suicide abetment case
In May 2020, the Maharashtra home minister had announced a fresh CID investigation into the case
State needs to be tolerant while invoking sedition laws: Punj & Haryana HC
The court cautioned the State against indiscriminate use of sedition and hate speech laws.
Delhi riots: HC cancels Faisal Farooq’s bail granted by Trial Court
The court observed that there was relevant material that pointed to him being present at the riot site.
Furnishing hard copy of Chargesheet to accused mandatory: Delhi court
The court was hearing a matter related to the Delhi violence of February 2020
Gujarat HC upset with state’s poor track record on protecting forest rights
The court expressed its anguish as to why there has been no progress since its direction 7 years ago
AG KK Venugopal to SC: HC order nothing but drama
The court was hearing a plea challenging the Madhya Pradesh HC’s “rakhi for bail” order
Religious conversion for marriage, disconcerting: Allahabad HC
The court referred to the Special Marriage Act as a solution to people professing different faiths
State cannot act in misogynistic way: Himachal Pradesh HC
The court held that policy excluding married daughters to seek compassionate appointment is discriminatory
Maternity leave no ground for dismissal: SC
The top court supports Delhi HC’s direction of imposing Rs.50,000 on college for unfair dismissal.
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