[Artificial Intelligence] Manipur High Court Uses Chat-GPT To Conduct Research & Pass Order In Service Law Matter

In a remarkable development, the Manipur High Court has employed the use of artificial intelligence to conduct research into a service law matter and pass a reasoned order. The petitioner was disengaged from being a member of the Village Defence Force (VDF) without affording an opportunity to be heard and without any enquiry on the allegation of dereliction of duty upon the escape of an...

Delhi High Court Issues Summons In TV Today's Suit Against Backgrid USA, Meta Over Suspension Of Instagram Page

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued summons in the suit filed by media organization TV Today Network against global celebrity news agency Backgrid USA and Meta platforms over suspension of Instagram page for its magazine Harper's Bazaar India (bazaarindia) due to copyright strikes.Justice Anish Dayal issued notice to the USA based company and Meta platforms and sought their responses to...

Allahabad HC Seeks UOI's Reply On Certification Mechanism For Films Displayed On OTT/Social Media Platforms

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Union of India and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to provide detailed information regarding the mechanism established for the certification of films displayed on Over-The-Top (OTT) such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc., and social media platforms. A bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Om Prakash Shukla sought the details on...

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Protection U/S 9 Of Arbitration And Conciliation Act To SBI Cards To Avoid Any Disruption In Card Services

The Delhi High Court single bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh granted ex-parte ad-interim injunction to SBI Cards under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to ensure access to and operation of certain licensed software. The bench directed the Respondents from taking any action or steps, which would result in the disruption in the credit card services of...

Journalist Rajat Sharma Moves Delhi High Court Against Non-Regulation Of Deepfake Technology, Notice Issued

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) moved by senior journalist Rajat Sharma against non-regulation of deepfake technology in the country. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora sought response of the Union Government through Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. During...

'You Are Far Worse Than A Govt Department, Get Your House In Order': Delhi High Court Pulls Up Meta In TV Today's Plea

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure with Meta for taking TV Today Network “in circles” and not deciding its complaint over suspension of its Instagram account created for its magazine Harper's Bazaar India (bazaarindia). A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora asked Meta to get its house in order and remarked that the...

Supreme Court Permits Withdrawal Of Plea Seeking Regulation Of Inappropriate Content On OTT Platforms, Asks Litigant To First Approach Govt

The Supreme Court today permitted withdrawal of a plea seeking regulation of inappropriate content on over-the-top (OTT) platforms, while granting liberty to the petitioner to make a representation to the Union of India.The Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta passed the order on the petition filed in public interest, challenging the publication of inappropriate content on OTT...

[Cybercrime] IPC Can Simultaneously Be Invoked If Sections Under IT Act Don't Address All Ingredients Of Offence: Bombay High Court Full Bench

The Bombay High Court recently held that while the Information Technology Act, 2000 is a special Act for addressing cybercrimes and has an overriding effect, it does not preclude the application of IPC in cases where the offences are not adequately addressed under the IT ActThe court held that section 43 (penalty for damage to computer) read with section 66 (fraudulently or dishonestly...

Apple Faces Antitrust Violations Class Action Suit Over iCloud Monopoly, Allegations Of Abuse Of Dominance

Apple Inc. is currently entangled in a class action lawsuit accused of monopolizing the cloud storage market through its iCloud service. The allegations stat that Apple has artificially inflated iCloud prices and restricted iPhone backups exclusively to its service, limiting consumer choice and stifling competition. The lawsuit highlights concerns about digital monopolies and...

Supreme Court Transfers Petitions Pending Before Various HCs Against IT Rules 2021 To Delhi High Court

The Supreme Court today transferred to the Delhi High Court matters pending before different High Courts across the country against the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021). The order was passed to enable an analogous hearing on the issues, considering that a large number of petitions were already pending before Delhi...

Supreme Court Stays Centre's Notification Of 'Fact Check Unit' Under IT Rules Till Final Decision By Bombay HC

The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 21) stayed the Union's notification of the Fact-Check Unit (FCU) under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules 2023 (IT Amendment Rules 2023). The stay shall operate till the Bombay High Court finally decides the challenges to the IT Rules amendment 2023.Yesterday, the Ministry of Electronics...

Delhi High Court Directs 'Rogue Cyberlocker Websites' To Take Down Listings Of Copyrighted Content Of Netflix, Universal City Studios

The Delhi High Court has recently directed three alleged rogue cyberlocker websites and their operators to take down the listings of copyrighted content of leading entertainment companies like Netflix, Amazon, University City Studios and others. Justice Anish Dayal further directed the rogue websites and their operators to disable all features from their platform allowing “regeneration of...