Delhi High Court Protects Surgeon From Deepfake Medical Claims
A permanent injunction restrains AI-generated medical endorsements using a surgeon’s identity and hospital trademarks.
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Bombay High Court Confiscates Phone Used to Record Proceedings
An employee’s apology was accepted, but the recording device was confiscated and a ₹10,000 deposit ordered.
Overlapping Agreements Do Not Block Arbitration Reference
The Supreme Court referred related contract disputes to arbitration despite overlap with a Korean proceeding.
General Candidate Cannot Fill Available EWS Post
The Uttarakhand High Court quashed a general-category appointment to an EWS-reserved Assistant Professor post.
Bombay High Court Limits Anticipatory Bail Window in Child Rape Cases
A narrow preliminary review is permitted, but both child rape anticipatory-bail applications were held barred.
Delhi High Court Blocks Wholesale Copying of News Videos
The Delhi High Court granted summary judgment in a copyright suit over the unauthorised use of news videos on four online channels. In its 29 September decision, the Court found that ten of twelve challenged videos reproduced the claimant’s works entirely or almost entirely, while another copied a continuous segment exceeding five minutes. Wholesale reproduction … Read more
Supreme Court Orders Review of Pharmaceutical Marketing Regulation
The Supreme Court on 8 October directed the Union government to constitute within two weeks a committee to examine unethical pharmaceutical marketing practices and the adequacy of existing regulation. Acting under Articles 32 and 142, the Court linked the issue to the constitutional right to health. The committee must consult petitioners, intervenors and other stakeholders, … Read more
Rajasthan High Court Denies NDPS Bail Despite Extended Custody
The Rajasthan High Court on 6 October denied bail to a man accused over the recovery of 210 kilograms of poppy straw, holding that prolonged custody alone did not overcome the statutory restrictions for commercial-quantity narcotics cases. The Court found the record prima facie connected the applicant to the shed where the contraband was found … Read more
Personal Presentation Mandatory for Election Petitions, Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court on 7 October held that an election petitioner must personally present the petition under Section 81 of the Representation of the People Act. Dismissing a challenge to the Madras High Court’s rejection of a petition questioning a 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly result, the Court said the word “by” in Section 81 requires … Read more
Supreme Court Restores Attempted Murder Charge in Tractor Assault
The Supreme Court on 7 October restored an attempted-murder charge arising from an alleged tractor and axe attack in Rajasthan. It held that the High Court had wrongly reduced the charge from Section 307 to Section 308 of the Indian Penal Code merely because the wounds were on non-vital parts of the victims’ bodies. At … Read more