Social media users under 18 to require parental consent, ET LegalWorld
Children will require verifiable parental consent to access social media in India, as per the draft rules of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act of 2023 (DPDP). Any user below the age of 18 has been defined as a child under the Act, which was passed by Parliament in August 2023. The much-awaited rules were […]
NCLT approves amalgamation of HT Mobile Solutions and HT Media Limited, ET LegalWorld
Highlights The National Company Law Tribunal has approved the Scheme of Amalgamation of HT Mobile Solutions Limited with HT Media Limited under the Companies Act, 2013. The National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi Bench, had initially rejected the scheme due to lack of shareholder approval from one of the Transferor Companies, but this decision was […]
P Chidambaram moves Delhi HC against INX media chargesheet cognisance, ET LegalWorld
Former union minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the cognisance of money laundering charges against him by a trial court in the INX Media case and argued the mandatory sanction to prosecute him wasn’t obtained. Senior counsel N Hariharan appearing for the Congress leader argued that in 2021, when the […]
Pressure groups trying to use social media to affect outcome of cases: ex CJI Chandrachud
Former Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud cautioned that special interest groups are using social media to try and influence court cases. He emphasized the need for judges to be aware of this, while also highlighting the danger of forming opinions based on short social media clips, as judicial decision-making is a much more nuanced process. […]
CCI Will Not Pursue Adani Group Case Despite Media Reports, ET LegalWorld
The Competition Commission of India is unlikely to take up the Adani Group case suo motu. CCI chairman Ranveet Kaur indicated that it would not take cognizance of the media reports in this regard. “We have to have some information filed before us, and then the commission takes action on that,” she said. Kaur was […]
MP HC stays illegal uploading of court proceeding live stream videos on social media, ET LegalWorld
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday stayed illegal uploading, editing, sharing, using and morphing of videos of live streaming of court proceedings on social media platforms. It also issued notices to the Union and state governments and the High Court’s registrar general on a petition demanding removal of such videos from social media platforms. […]
17 entities fined by Sebi for alleged non compliance in Eros International Media case, ET LegalWorld
Securities and Exchange Board of India penalized 17 entities on Tuesday for being unable to produce timely information in the matter of Eros International Media Ltd along with the non compliance of investigation. As per the Sebi order, each entity had to face a Rs 12 Lakh fine amounting to Rs 2 crore, that needs […]
CCI publishes detailed order approving merger of RIL, Walt Disney’s media assets, ET LegalWorld
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday published the 48-page detailed order approving the mega media assets merger of Reliance Industries and Walt Disney, entailing various conditions, including divestment of seven TV channels. As part of seeking the regulator’s approval, the parties have voluntarily agreed that they will not bundle TV ad slots for […]
Raj Kundra takes legal action against defamatory media coverage, ET LegalWorld
Entrepreneur Raj Kundra, who is also the husband of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra, has initiated a legal action against those who made defamatory claims made about him in a news article and a YouTube channel, which linked him to an illegal immigration case involving Riya Barade. A case has been registered by Raj at […]
Retired SC judge Kohli shares her insight on AI, social media trolling, ET LegalWorld
Retired Supreme Court Judge Justice Hima Kohli recently shared her insights on the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), virtual court proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic and social media trolling. She highlighted AI’s positive role in the judiciary, particularly in facilitating virtual court proceedings and paperless systems. Explaining how the judiciary became acquainted with tech-friendly and […]