Delhi Excessive Court docket notes that there can’t be blanket injunctions granted in character rights instances
The Delhi Excessive Court docket has indicated that it isn’t inclined to subject blanket interim injunctions in litigation regarding character rights. Consequently, the Court docket has consolidated this matter with related fits filed by actors Janhvi Kapoor and Vivek Oberoi, meaning to comprehensively outline the authorized parameters governing character rights instances.
Delhi Excessive Court docket asks centre if there’s any plan to control options of social media apps which causes dependancy
The Delhi Excessive Court docket inquired whether or not the Central Authorities intends to formulate a coverage to control the addictive design options utilized by social media platforms, akin to infinite scrolling, autoplay performance, algorithmically curated feeds, persistent notifications, and “like” mechanisms. This inquiry was directed by a division bench comprising Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Amit Sharma.
Bombay Excessive Court docket quashes the method in opposition to the managing administrators of TV9 for allegedly defaming Mumbai police officer
The Bombay Excessive Court docket not too long ago quashed the authorized proceedings initiated in opposition to the administrators of TV9 Information Channel. The case stemmed from a defamation criticism filed by a Mumbai Police officer concerning a broadcast depicting an alleged assault on the officer by two people in a public area.
The state of Maharashtra will get a single window for clearances in relation to dwell occasions
The Maharashtra State Authorities has carried out a single-window system to streamline permissions for dwell occasions throughout the state, months after the last-minute cancelation of worldwide digital music model and celebration sequence Circoloco’s India debut in Mumbai, which left over 4,000 ticket-holders in April.
The brand new strategy requires organizers to use for all permissions not less than 15 days earlier than an occasion. Functions might be processed by the Single Window Clearance System (SWCS), with authorities anticipated to make choices on customary functions inside 10 days and tatkaal functions inside two days. If no choice is made, the appliance might be referred to a monitoring committee; if no motion is taken inside three days, deemed permission might be granted.
Delhi Excessive Court docket directs CBFC to resolve the proposal of the makers of Mirzapur to switch the ‘Shoorveer music’
The Delhi Excessive Court docket directed the Central Board of Movie Certification (CBFC) to rule inside every week on the makers of Mirzapur: The Film’s utility to substitute the music ‘Shoorveer’ within the movie’s conclusion with background music. A Division Bench of the Delhi Excessive Court docket comprising Chief Justice D.Okay. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia had been listening to a PIL filed by Prashant Kumar Singh on this regard.
Delhi Excessive Court docket has dismissed a petition filed by Vimal Elaichi which challenged the FDA notices to actors
The Delhi Excessive Court docket rejected a petition filed by the producers of Vimal Elaichi to overturn show-cause notices issued by the Maharashtra FDA to their model ambassadors, Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Tiger Shroff, for alleged product misrepresentation of their commercials.
CBFC receives new pointers for movie certification after 35 years
On September 16, 2026, the Ministry of Data and Broadcasting launched a revised framework for movie certification, superseding the 1991 pointers established below the Cinematograph Act, 1952.
The revised framework establishes that the first goal of movie certification is to make sure content material stays aligned with societal values and requirements, with out imposing undue restrictions on creative expression or inventive freedom. Moreover, the certification course of is remitted to adapt to evolving social norms, promote healthful leisure, and preserve excessive requirements of cinematic and aesthetic high quality.
Concerning the depiction of violence and crime, the Central Board of Movie Certification (CBFC) has been instructed to make sure that anti-social actions are neither glorified nor justified. Content material should not characteristic the modus operandi of legal actions, nor ought to it embody imagery or dialogue that would doubtlessly incite the fee of an offense.
Comic Pranit Extra strikes the Supreme Court docket of India searching for aid in relation to the FIRs over the controversy of Rs. 370 biryani
Following robust outrage over the ‘Rs.370 biryani’ subject, comic Pranit Extra has petitioned the Supreme Court docket for the consolidation of FIRs filed in opposition to him in Maharashtra and Haryana. Extra’s attraction names the Union of India in addition to the states of Maharashtra and Haryana. The case is predicted to be listed subsequent week.
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ASCI Unveils Imaginative and prescient 2032 with Centres for AI, Coverage and Creator Belief
The Promoting Requirements Council of India (ASCI) has unveiled its Imaginative and prescient 2032 roadmap, below which the ASCI Academy plans to ascertain three Centres of Excellence over the following 12–15 months to deal with rising challenges in promoting. The Authorized and Coverage Discussion board will carry collectively trade, authorized specialists, regulators, teachers and shopper representatives to deal with regulatory points, undertake analysis and develop steerage and coaching; the Centre for Accountable Innovation in AI in Promoting will deal with accountable AI use throughout inventive growth, focusing on, personalisation, influencer advertising and shopper engagement, together with points akin to artificial media, AI-generated claims and agentic decision-making; and the Centre for Creator Excellence and Belief will deal with skilled requirements, creator certification, disclosure and compliance, coaching and analysis. The initiative varieties a part of ASCI’s broader transfer to strengthen its preventive position in promoting self-regulation by coverage, analysis, schooling and know-how, alongside its present complaints and monitoring features.
DTH Operators Provision Over INR 11,000 Crore Amid Licence Price Disputes and Subscriber Decline
India’s main direct-to-home (DTH) operators have collectively provisioned over INR 11,000 crore in opposition to disputed licence charge liabilities arising from calls for raised by the Ministry of Data and Broadcasting (MIB), even because the sector faces declining subscribers and revenues. The matter stays pending earlier than the TDSAT, numerous Excessive Courts and the Supreme Court docket. In the meantime, the trade is awaiting a call on TRAI’s suggestion to scale back the present licence charge from 8% to three% of AGR and in the end part it out, at a time when personal DTH operators have misplaced practically 18 million subscribers between March 2022 and March 2026 attributable to migration in direction of OTT platforms, DD Free Dish and related TVs.
Kerala Excessive Court docket: Tackle Particulars Not Obligatory for Unknown Defendants in John Doe Fits
The Kerala Excessive Court docket has held that courts ought to undertake a progressive strategy in John Doe/Ashok Kumar proceedings and can’t insist on plaintiffs furnishing the bodily addresses of unidentified defendants the place their identities are inherently unknown. The ruling arose from a go well with filed by Cubes Entertainments, producer of the Malayalam movie Kattalan, searching for elimination of evaluations posted by unidentified individuals on BookMyShow. The Principal Munsiff Court docket, Ernakulam had refused to quantity the go well with for non-compliance with Order VI Rule 14A of the CPC, which requires addresses for service of discover. Setting apart that call, Justice S. Easwaran noticed that imposing such a requirement would defeat the very objective of John Doe jurisprudence and that procedural guidelines mustn’t turn into technical limitations to substantive justice. The Court docket famous that the trial court docket may as an alternative require the plaintiff to implead the individuals involved as soon as their identities turn into recognized, and directed it to quantity the go well with and think about the producer’s interlocutory utility.