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Social Media Has Become "Weapon Of Mass Distraction": Bombay High Court Judge
Social media or mass media have become weapons of mass distraction, but there are no concerted efforts yet to tackle them, Justice Mahesh Sonak of the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court said today.
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Facebook's Plea to Dismiss CCI Probe Into WhatsApp's Private Policy Rejected by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the pleas by Meta Platforms, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp, challenging the probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into WhatsApp's updated privacy policy of 2021. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Sudhanshu Dhulia said CCI is an independent authority and t...
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High Court Seeks Delhi Government Stand On Plea Alleging State-Run Schools Not Imparting Full-Time Education
A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad issued a notice to the Delhi government on public interest litigation by NGO Social Jurist.
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Delhi High Court Seeks Response From KV On PIL For Special Instructors For Students With Disabilities
A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi issued notice on the petition by NGO Social Jurist and asked KVS to file an affidavit disclosing the particulars and details concerning the special auditors appointed by it for its schools.
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Don't Engage Medical Students Beyond 8 Hours Duty: Madras High Court
The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P D Audikesdavalu gave a direction to this effect, while disposing of a public interest writ petition from Dr G R Ravindranath, general secretary of the Doctors Association for Social Equality.
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Delhi Riots: Facebook India Head Ajit Mohan’s Plea Against Assembly Panel Summons Dismissed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea filed by Facebook India Vice President and MD Ajit Mohan challenging the summons issued by the Delhi Assembly's Peace and Harmony committee for failing to appear before it as witness in connection with the Delhi riots last year.
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Petition That Seeks to Regulate Facebook, Twitter
A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian has issued notices to the Centre and others on a petition that seeks framing of a law to regulate social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The petition seeks to make social media companies responsible for fake news and hate speech on the...
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"My Integrity Clear Before God...": Judge Upset By Online Criticism
Can a judge who delivered a verdict head a larger bench examining the same ruling? The question was key as Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra took strong exception on Tuesday to social media posts and news reports suggesting he should exit the Constitution bench examining issues related to the Land Acquisition Act, on which he had delivered a judgemen...
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For Chief Justice Dipak Misra's Last Month In Court, 5 Impactful Cases
From gay rights to adultery and entrance for woman in Kerala's famous Sabarimala temple, a five-judge constitution bench is expected to deliver a record number of judgments this month that have challenged the country's social fabric. There is also the question of validity of Aadhaar, which the government wants linked to every aspect of life - from ...
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Supreme Court Slams Social Networks for Failing to Prevent Offensive Content
A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta granted one month to the social media sites to ensure a foolproof mechanism to prevent uploading of objectionable materials.
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Government Files Content Licence Agreement With Google
A bench of justices asked the government to file the agreements it has with other social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp within a week.
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'Ridiculous' That Money for Workers is Spent on Babus: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today termed the collection of Rs 27,000 crores by state governments for the welfare of construction workers, as "ridiculous", because the bulk of the funds lie unused, while the remaining are spent on administration and advertisement, rather than the most vulnerable section in India's unorganised labour sector.
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'Social Justice Bench' of Supreme Court Starts Hearing PILs
Newly constituted special 'Social Justice Bench' of the Supreme Court on Friday had its first hearings and took up matters of Narmada dam project, shelters for homeless persons, welfare of construction workers and exploitation of children in circuses, among others.
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'Missing Children Case Hurt Me': The Story Behind Chief Justice of India's Unprecedented Move
The Chief Justice of India today shared with NDTV his reason for setting up an unprecedented special bench to hear cases related to social issues. "A case on missing children hurt me the most. I felt the need for a bench to hear such cases," said Justice HL Dattu.
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An Unprecedented Move by Chief Justice of India
In an unprecedented move, the Chief Justice of India has set up a special bench of two judges to hear cases related to social issues.
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Social Media Has Become "Weapon Of Mass Distraction": Bombay High Court Judge
Social media or mass media have become weapons of mass distraction, but there are no concerted efforts yet to tackle them, Justice Mahesh Sonak of the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court said today.
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Facebook's Plea to Dismiss CCI Probe Into WhatsApp's Private Policy Rejected by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the pleas by Meta Platforms, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp, challenging the probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into WhatsApp's updated privacy policy of 2021. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Sudhanshu Dhulia said CCI is an independent authority and t...
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High Court Seeks Delhi Government Stand On Plea Alleging State-Run Schools Not Imparting Full-Time Education
A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad issued a notice to the Delhi government on public interest litigation by NGO Social Jurist.
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Delhi High Court Seeks Response From KV On PIL For Special Instructors For Students With Disabilities
A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi issued notice on the petition by NGO Social Jurist and asked KVS to file an affidavit disclosing the particulars and details concerning the special auditors appointed by it for its schools.
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Don't Engage Medical Students Beyond 8 Hours Duty: Madras High Court
The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P D Audikesdavalu gave a direction to this effect, while disposing of a public interest writ petition from Dr G R Ravindranath, general secretary of the Doctors Association for Social Equality.
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Delhi Riots: Facebook India Head Ajit Mohan’s Plea Against Assembly Panel Summons Dismissed by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea filed by Facebook India Vice President and MD Ajit Mohan challenging the summons issued by the Delhi Assembly's Peace and Harmony committee for failing to appear before it as witness in connection with the Delhi riots last year.
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Petition That Seeks to Regulate Facebook, Twitter
A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian has issued notices to the Centre and others on a petition that seeks framing of a law to regulate social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The petition seeks to make social media companies responsible for fake news and hate speech on the...
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"My Integrity Clear Before God...": Judge Upset By Online Criticism
Can a judge who delivered a verdict head a larger bench examining the same ruling? The question was key as Supreme Court judge Arun Mishra took strong exception on Tuesday to social media posts and news reports suggesting he should exit the Constitution bench examining issues related to the Land Acquisition Act, on which he had delivered a judgemen...
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For Chief Justice Dipak Misra's Last Month In Court, 5 Impactful Cases
From gay rights to adultery and entrance for woman in Kerala's famous Sabarimala temple, a five-judge constitution bench is expected to deliver a record number of judgments this month that have challenged the country's social fabric. There is also the question of validity of Aadhaar, which the government wants linked to every aspect of life - from ...
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Supreme Court Slams Social Networks for Failing to Prevent Offensive Content
A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta granted one month to the social media sites to ensure a foolproof mechanism to prevent uploading of objectionable materials.
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Government Files Content Licence Agreement With Google
A bench of justices asked the government to file the agreements it has with other social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp within a week.
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'Ridiculous' That Money for Workers is Spent on Babus: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today termed the collection of Rs 27,000 crores by state governments for the welfare of construction workers, as "ridiculous", because the bulk of the funds lie unused, while the remaining are spent on administration and advertisement, rather than the most vulnerable section in India's unorganised labour sector.
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'Social Justice Bench' of Supreme Court Starts Hearing PILs
Newly constituted special 'Social Justice Bench' of the Supreme Court on Friday had its first hearings and took up matters of Narmada dam project, shelters for homeless persons, welfare of construction workers and exploitation of children in circuses, among others.
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'Missing Children Case Hurt Me': The Story Behind Chief Justice of India's Unprecedented Move
The Chief Justice of India today shared with NDTV his reason for setting up an unprecedented special bench to hear cases related to social issues. "A case on missing children hurt me the most. I felt the need for a bench to hear such cases," said Justice HL Dattu.
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An Unprecedented Move by Chief Justice of India
In an unprecedented move, the Chief Justice of India has set up a special bench of two judges to hear cases related to social issues.
