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Title: If a manufacturing defect is discovered, the Section 230 protection does not come in the way of relief. In the recent case of Amazon allowing a vendor to sell counterfeit products, the US Court of Appeals has held that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act does not protect marketplaces from defective products sold […]

Title: Supreme Court Directs Blue Skies Pollution Control to Regularize Appointment of Employees The Supreme Court recently ruled in the case of Blue Skies Pollution Control India Private Limited v. Union of India that the company should regularize the appointment of its employees to avoid any future legal challenges. The appeal arose from a dispute

Title: Supreme Court Bench says letters have no evidentiary value In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and MR Shah stated that letters do not hold any evidentiary value in court. The judgement came in response to a plea filed by Vijay Kumar Sinha, the Bihar Speaker, against the Patna

“All You Need to Know About the Electoral Bonds Row at the Supreme Court” The Supreme Court has recently taken up a case regarding electoral bonds which have become a contentious issue due to concerns of transparency and secrecy. This issue has come to the forefront because of donations made to political parties through these

The Vodafone-Idea Merger: A Landmark Case in Indian Merger Control In 2018, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular were involved in a merger, creating a new entity, Vodafone Idea Limited, which became the largest mobile operator in India, with over 408 million subscribers. While the merger was a significant milestone, it was also met with challenges

Title PTI Moves Kerala High Court Challenging Defamation Charges Over Alloy Paul’s News Item The Press Trust of India (PTI), a leading news agency, has filed a case with the Kerala High Court against defamation charges for an article by its reporter Alloy Paul on alleged corruption in the state Lokayukta. The article titled “Lokayukta

In a recent case, the Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of liability of public sector banks in relation to the issuance of Fixed Deposit Receipts (FDRs). The Bench consisted of Hon’ble Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Hon’ble Justice Navin Sinha. The facts of the case involved a businessman who had deposited a huge

The Supreme Court has issued directions to all state governments to ensure timely payment of salaries to nurses working in private hospitals, who are involved in COVID-19 treatment. The Court ordered that all private hospitals, nursing homes, and medical institutions must provide regular payment of salaries to nurses and all healthcare workers involved in providing

Supreme Court Denies Reliance Communications From Selling Telecom to Reliance Jio In a recent development, the Supreme Court of India has denied Reliance Communications (RCom) from selling its telecom assets to Reliance Jio. The verdict was passed by a bench of Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit, who heard the appeal filed by

#Latest Published Story: Supreme Court Reserves Order In The Plea By Multinational Auditing Firms For Relaxation Of Lok Sabha Election Monopoly % The Supreme Court of India has reserved its order on a plea filed by multinational auditing firms, Deloitte, KPMG and others, seeking to challenge the Election Commission's monopoly in conducting the Lok Sabha