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Delhi HC set to hear Gautam Gambhir’s defamation suit against Punjab Kesari

BJP’s East Delhi MP and former cricketer Gautam Gambhir has filed a defamation case against Punjab Kesari seeking damages to the tune of Rs 2 crore, according to Bar and Bench. The MP has reportedly sought a public apology from the paper, its editor and two reporters.

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SC dismisses plea seeking stay on ‘Kerala Story’ over ‘hate speech’

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea which sought a halt on the release of Hindi film The Kerala Story for promoting hate speech, according to Bar and Bench. The top court said the film has been certified by a board and the matter should be heard by an “appropriate…

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Fake news on TN migrants: SC grants OpIndia editor, CEO protection from arrest

Rightwing blog OpIndia’s editor in chief Nupur Sharma and CEO Rahul Roushan have been granted four weeks’ protection from arrest by the Supreme Court today, Bar and Bench reported.

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Kerala court grants anticipatory bail to Asianet journalists

The Asianet News journalists who had been booked over an allegedly fake interview have been granted anticipatory bail by a court in Kerala’s Kozhikode, according to Bar and Bench.

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IPL betting scam: Zee Media moves Madras HC against answering ‘17 questions’ raised by Dhoni

Zee Media yesterday filed an appeal in the Madras High Court asking it to set aside an order directing it to answer interrogatories raised by cricketer MS Dhoni in connection with a defamation suit he filed against Zee nine years ago.

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‘Is this a media trial?’: Satyendar Jain moves court to restrain media from airing jail videos

Jailed Aam Aadmi Party minister Satyendar Jain moved a Delhi court yesterday asking that the media be restrained from airing video footage of him shot inside Tihar Jail. The Enforcement Directorate arrested Jain in May this year in connection with a money laundering case.

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Excise policy: Delhi High Court issues notice to Republic, Times Now and others over reportage

Five news channels have been pulled up by the Delhi High Court for “misreporting” on the investigation into Delhi’s now-revoked excise policy.

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Calcutta High Court refuses to restrict ABP Ananda from airing interview of sitting judge

The Calcutta High Court has refused to restrict news channel ABP Ananda from airing an interview of a sitting judge of the High Court, Bar and Bench reported.

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FIRs against Aman Chopra: Rajasthan HC tells police not to investigate charges under sedition

On Wednesday, the Rajasthan High Court directed the state police to not investigate sedition charges against Aman Chopra in the FIRs filed against him, Bar and Bench reported. The move comes after the Supreme Court issued a stay on section 124A of the Indian Penal Code – which relates to…

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J&K HC says no freedom of speech for stating Kashmir under military occupation: Bar and Bench report

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh last week held that statements that Kashmir is occupied by the military or that people of the region have been reduced to slaves would not be protected by the right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the…

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Delhi HC allows Rana Ayyub to travel abroad

The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed journalist Rana Ayyub to travel abroad, while hearing her plea seeking interim relief over an Enforcement Directorate circular stopping her from leaving the country, Bar and Bench reported.

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SC asks govt for material used to justify ban on MediaOne

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to the central government asking it to produce the material based on which it refused to renew the broadcasting licence of Malayalam news channel MediaOne, Bar and Bench reported.

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