Keeping Pace with Legal Change
The national capital has been engulfed in a major legal scandal that involved one of the most eminent political leaders in India. A new application has been made before a court in Delhi requesting a First Information Report (FIR) against a congress leader, Sonia Gandhi
Delhi court has made a major order that strengthens the Right to be Forgotten in India. The Principal District and Sessions Judge of the Patiala house courts has ordered big tech giants and media houses to delete certain material. This material can be traced to a banker that was cleared in a high profile money laundering case despite having been accused in the past.
The chairman of Reliance Group, Anil Ambani has initiated a huge legal tussle in a Delhi court against some of the leading media houses. He has sued the investigative news site Cobrapost and the large daily newspapers, The Economic Times, and The Times of India, on defamation claims. The plaintiff in the case also mentions Bennett Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL), the publisher of the two newspapers on the suit.
ANI’s court action against popular YouTubers regarding the alleged unlicensed use of news clips sends a strong signal that not only is copyright enforcement high stakes, but the right of creators to use works under copyright is also high stakes. The Delhi Court is going to decide In delivering a judgement its threshold determination of the scope of digital fair use will shape the future of copyright in India.
A Delhi court approved the cancellation report in the POCSO case against ex-WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh, citing lack of evidence and withdrawal of the complaint. The decision closes one case, while other related allegations remain under investigation.
