Month: September 2019

A Year After Supreme Court Aadhaar Verdict, It’s Business As Usual

Source: huffingtonpost.in In the run-up to the Supreme Court judgement on the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, exactly a year ago, there had already been many news reports that outlined the many problems with Aadhaar, such as multiple starvation deaths, problems with biometric verification, Aadhaar cards being bought and sold, and a frightening number of data leaks from a huge number of government departments. However, the court still ruled on

Deadline for Ayodhya hearing: What if case is not decided before CJI retires?

Source: indiatoday.in he Supreme Court has set a tentative deadline for completion of arguments in Ayodhya title dispute by October 18. If this happens, this would give the bench roughly a month’s time to pronounce its judgment. For, if the Supreme Court bench does not decide the case before Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi retires on November 17,

Free electricity for business is not fundamental right: Bombay High Court

Source: freepressjournal.in Mumbai: In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court held there is no fundamental right to “free” electricity for business or commercial purposes. HC also said that any government-provided service cannot be used for a private self-serving benefit. The bench of Justices Satyaranjan Dharmadhikari and Gautam Patel delivered the significant judgment while dismissing

MP High Court issues notice to Netflix, Amazon Prime and others over explicit content

Source: entrackr.com Online video streaming services, in the last couple of years, have emerged as one of the fastest segments with significant growth. Though, along with growth, they always have been at the centre of regulation debate for its unbridled content offering. After being discussed in Delhi High Court and Supreme Court, the latest regulation