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Centre's social media regulation lacks teeth, says Supreme Court

The top court also granted interim protection from arrest to Amazon Prime Video's India head Aparna Purohit in FIRs lodged over web series Tandav.

Fed up with cut, copy and paste business of HCs in this computer age: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday said that it is fed up with cut, copy and paste business done in this computer age by the High Courts

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Tandav row: Govt's guidelines for OTT platforms have 'no teeth', says SC

While granting interim protection from arrest to Amazon Prime Video's India head Aparna Purohit, the apex court said that law has to be framed to put in place a mechanism to control OTT platforms

SC favours OTT regulations; asks Centre to place norms before it by Friday

The top court stressed that there should be some screening of shows and web series being telecast on such platforms

SC to hear petitions by women Army officers over permanent commission

The court will hear a batch of petitions on a plea by women officers in the Indian Army who had approached the Apex Court over non-implementation of its order to grant them a permanent commission

Voicing dissent against government not sedition, says Supreme Court

Dismisses PIL against Farooq Abdullah over his comments on Article 370

SC proposes to lift extension of limitation period for filing appeals

The apex court had on March 23 last year invoked its plenary power under Article 142 of the Constitution to extend the limitation period of appeals from courts or tribunals on account of the pandemic

Javed Akhtar files caveat in SC against Kangana Ranaut's transfer plea

Javed Akhtar has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court saying that he be heard in connection with Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel's plea seeking transfer of cases

SC to hear anticipatory bail plea of Amazon Prime Video India head on Thurs

The Supreme Court will hear on Thursday the plea of Amazon Prime Video's India head Aparna Purohit

SC appalled over arrest of court-appointed Interim Resolution Professional

Anuj Jain was appointed by the top court under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and was entrusted with the task to ensure functioning of Jaypee Infratch

SC to hear Amazon Prime head's anticipatory bail plea over 'Tandav' row

Supreme Court will hear on March 3 an appeal filed by Amazon Prime's Commercial Head, Aparna Purohit against the Allahabad High Court order that denied her anticipatory bail

Payments by Indian firms for foreign software not taxable: Supreme Court

The court held that there is no liability for Indian companies to deduct tax at source with respect to purchase of software from foreign companies.

Open SC for physical hearing as Covid on decline: SCBA Prez writes to CJI

The SCBA president said that hearing in open Court is both the convention and the constitutional requirement in the Supreme Cour

Payments by end-users to foreign software firms not taxable as royalty: SC

This applies to amounts paid by resident Indian end-users or distributors to non-resident foreign manufacturers

PM Modi kicks off third phase of vaccination, takes first jab of Covaxin

In the age group of 45-60 years of age around 18,850 got the first dose and more than 128,000 beneficiaries over 60 years of age got the shot on Monday

SC not to use WhatsApp groups to share video conference links for hearings

The Supreme Court will no longer use WhatsApp groups to share video conference links for court hearings

SC notice to govt on appeal against UltraTech's limestone mining project

The petitioners claim to be residents of the three villages where limestone mining will be undertaken.

Shekhar Gupta: Indian judiciary and law of Habeas Porcus

It's the prime responsibility of judiciary to ensure our liberty and habeas corpus is the usual route. But 'bail, not jail' is being murdered and cremated routinely