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[BREAKING] In a 100 CRORE defamation case filed by BHARAT BIOTECH, Andhra Court ordered taking down of 14 articles on
@thewire_in
and restrained
1)THE WIRE
2) Siddharth Vardarajan
3) SR Bhatia
4) M.K. Venu &others
From publishing DEFAMATORY articles relating to
@BharatBiotech
[BREAKING] Sudarshan News while informing SC that it will follow all the laws while telecasting
#UPSC_Jihad
states that it was pained when
@NDTV
aired a program on "Hindu Terror", & another on "Saffron terror", both anchored by
@BDUTT
@SudarshanNewsTV
@SureshChavhanke
BREAKING: In the Kashi dispute, court allows ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Court of Civil judge Senior Division, Varanasi Civil Court passed the order
Indian Historian Vikram Sampath approaches Delhi High Court against other historians who made alleged ‘defamatory tweets’ against Dr Vikram Sampath.
@vikramsampath
#DelhiHighCourt
SC Justice Chandrachud on Citizens airing out concerns on Social Media
"If citizens communicate their grievance on social media and internet then it cannot be said its wrong information"
"we will treat it as a contempt of court if such grievances is considered for action"
Total
#ElectoralBonds
received by Political Parties since 2018 (in Cr.) as per
#SupremeCourt
order
BJP - 6566.12
INC - 1123.31
AITC - 1092.98
BJD - 774
DMK - 616
TRS - 383.65
YSR - 382.65
TDP - 146.6
SHS - 101.38
AAP - 94.28
#SupremeCourtofIndia
[BREAKING] Suit has been filed before Delhi High Court by four Bollywood industry Assns & 34 leading Bollywood producers AGAINST
Republic TV
Arnab Goswami
Pradeep Bhandari
Times Now
Rahul Shivshankar
Navika Kumar
@navikakumar
@pradip103
@RShivshankar
#ArnabGoswami
#CJIDYChandrachud
shouts at the top of his voice after Senior Advocate Vikas Singh presses for a listing a matter at item 1 saying "then I have to come to your residence milord!"
CJI Chandrachud: "Keep quiet. Leave this court right now. You cannot cower us down.!"
President of SCBA and Senior Adv Dushyant Dave writes to
#SupremeCourt
court Secretary General asking if there is any special direction from CJI SA Bobde to urgently list all matters filed by
#ArnabGoswami
while similar matters take long for getting listed
#SupremeCourt
#BREAKING
Supreme Court pulls up Patanjali in the contempt cases. Read pointers here:
🚨Patanjali cannot shift blame to its media department for press conference violating court orders
🚨Calls apology by Acharya Balkrishna and Baba Ramdev a mere Lip Service
🚨Baba Ramdev…
Justice Chandrachud: Victim is entitled to recourse as in proper and fair probe.
But answer is simple.
If you don't like a channel then don't watch it.
#SupremeCourt
#ArnabGoswami
Justice Chandrachud: we hold HC was incorrect in not granting bail. Arnab Goswami and two other accused be released on interim bail on a bond of Rs 50,000. Commissioner of Police is directed to ensure order is followed immediately.
Bail granted to
#ArnabGoswami
[Naked women paraded naked in Manipur]
CJI DY Chandrachud: Simply unacceptable. Using women as an instrument in an area of communal strife. Grossest of constitutional abuse. We are deeply disturbed by the videos which have emerged. If the govt does not act we will…
#Breaking
[Contempt case in relation to tweets against Justice S Muralidhar]
Delhi High Court closes criminal contempt of court case against scientist Anand Ranganathan
"This is sheer wastage of time of court," the Bench observed.
#DelhiHighCourt
@ARanganathan72
…
Subramanian Swamy speaking says, he is a Professors and understand the mental state of students during Pandemic.
Quotes, Ayush Ministry exams have been postponed.
"This is a make or break exams for students".
#SWAMYJI_HELPJEENEET
#NEET2020
@Swamy39
@jagdishshetty
#MadrasHighCourt
slams Election Commission for not stopping political parties from wanton abuse of
#COVID19
protocol during rallies
CJ: You are the only institution that is responsible for the situation today.. Your election commission should be out up on murder charges probably
After 4 days in hospital, Senior Advocate Rajiv Dhavan has taken a voluntary discharge from hospital against medical advice. Dhavan:
"there are needier, younger people suffering from
#COVIDSecondWave
who need the bed and he shouldn’t block it (he’s diabetic)"
#RajeevDhavan
BREAKING: Supreme Court Bar Association moves top court opposing transfer of High court matters related to COVID-19 issues to Supreme Court.
#SCBA
#COVID19
#SupremeCourt
Justice Chandrachud: Let a message go to media that a particular community cannot be targeted. We have to look after a nation of the future which is cohesive and diverse. We recognize national security but we need to respective individual respect too
[BREAKING - Urgent hearing at 8 pm]
Max Hospital Patparganj moves Delhi High Court.
Max Patparganj has currently only 3 hrs of oxygen and if the oxygen run outs the life of 400 patients out of which 262 are covid patients is under threat
#COVIDEmergency
#DelhiNeedsOxygen
TRP SCAM: Mumbai Police launches an investigation into the manipulation of TV ratings.
Republic TV officers to be investigated.
@republic
@MumbaiPolice
What action have you taken against man who made hate speech against Mohammed Zubair? Delhi High Court to Delhi Police
#DelhiPolice
@zoo_bear
Read more here:
BREAKING: Plea filed against Kangana Ranaut in Bombay HC for getting her twitter account
@KanganaTeam
suspended for "spreading continuous hatred, disharmony in the country and attempting to divide the country with her extremist tweets."
@TwitterIndia
@OfficeofUT
#BombayHC
Arnab Goswami’s wife, Samyabrata Goswami writes to
#SupremeCourt
Secy General as to how Senior Adv Dushyant Dave is attempting to sully Goswami’s reputation as he remained silent when cases of
@VinodDua7
&
@pbhushan1
was urgently listed and heard
#SupremeCourt
@republic
Supreme Court says it will "rip apart" State of Uttarakhand for sitting over misleading ads by Patanjali
Read key pointers from hearing here:
⚠️ Affidavits by Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna sent to media first and then the court
⚠️ Apology by Baba Ramdev not accepted, it…
The affidavit states that just adjacent to the NDTV programme caption i.e. “‘Hindu’ Terror: Myth or fact?”, a Hindu Saint was shown with ‘Tilak’ and ‘Chillam’ and also
a ‘Trishul’ (one of most scared symbols for Hindus and associated ‘Lord Shiva’)."
#FreeSpeech
#bindaasbol
BREAKING: SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN ELECTORAL BONDS SCHEME, says:
- Scheme violates right to information, can lead to quid pro quo
- Curbing black money and ensuring anonymity of donors can't be grounds to defend electoral bonds or need for transparency in political finding…
#Breaking
Delhi HC sets aside an order of the Central govt cancelling Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card of Professor Ashok Swain.
HC says that the govt's order does does not give any reasons. Court directs the Central government to pass a fresh order in 3 weeks.
@ashoswai
…
[Breaking] "death of Covid patients just for non supplying of oxygen to the hospitals is a CRIMINAL act and not less than a GENOCIDE by those who have been entrusted the task to ensure continuous procurement of the liquid medical oxygen: Allahabad High Court
Justice Kant: What if she is the spokesperson of a party. She thinks she has back up power and make any statement without respect to the law of the land
Singh: There was a question by the anchor to which she responded..
SC: There should have been a case against the host then
"Police officers cannot be law unto themselves."
Delhi HC awards ₹50,000 compensation to a man who was illegally detained by the Delhi Police for half an hour.
Compensation to be recovered from the salaries of police officers who detained the man.
#DelhiHighCourt
…
#Breaking
Delhi HC orders journalist Tarun Tejpal, news platform Tehelka and two reporters to pay ₹2 crore in damages to Maj Gen MS Ahluwalia for defamation.
Order comes 22 years after Tehelka carried a sting operation saying that Ahluwalia was involved in corruption in the…
Supreme Court says India ranked 161 in terms of journalistic freedom; SG Tushar Mehta says it depends on who gives the ranking
#SupremeCourt
#PressFreedom
Read more here:
Indian lawyers, judges educated at Harvard-Oxford should keep their thoughts Indian to be humble: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
@KirenRijiju
@RijijuOffice
Read more here:
BREAKING: Supreme Court declares candidate of AAP-Congress combine winner of Chandigarh Mayor polls
Election presided over by infamous Anil Masih STANDS QUASHED; HE GETS SHOW CAUSE NOTICE
BENCH LED BY CJI USES PLENARY POWERS TO PREVENT THWARTING OF ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY
[BREAKING] "Suit was for publicity:" Delhi High Court dismisses plea by Juhi Chawla against 5G rollout, imposes costs of Rs 20 lakh
#DelhiHighCourt
#JuhiChawla
#5G
Full Story -
#CJIDYChandrachud
on why did Shiv Sena rebel members object to the MVA alliance after three years which ultimately led to the toppling of the
@OfficeofUT
led govt in 2022:
"But the majority members then broke bread with the others for three years ! all of you were in a happy…
"Other countries do not contain the photographs of their respective leaders:" Petitioner
"They are not proud of their PM, we are proud of ours:" Kerala HC
#CovidVaccines
#PMModi
Read more on what Kerala High Court said here:
There is adequate material in ASI report to conclude the following:
Babri Masjid not constructed on vacant land. There was a structure underlying the disputed structure.
The underlying structure was not an Islamic structure, Supreme Court.
#BabriMasjid
#AYODHYAVERDICT
Delhi Riots will be remembered in history for failure of Delhi Police to conduct proper investigation: Delhi court while discharging 3 accused
#DelhiRiots
#DelhiPolice
Read more here:
#DelhiHighCourt
to hear today a suo motu criminal contempt petition against
#VivekAgnihotri
,
#AnandRanganathan
and others for their comments against Justice S Muralidhar.
Agnihotri has already apologised in the matter. However, the court has asked him to appear in person and…
Salve: for abetment there must be direct and indirect act of the commission of the offence.
If tomorrow, a person commits suicide in Maharashtra and blames Govt, then will the Chief minister be arrested ?
#HarishSalve
#SupremeCourtofIndia
#ArnabGoswami
Harish Salve: the young man who is being targeted..
CJI: The charges are very serious
Harish Salve: We have given him notice. He has to show up at 11 am tomorrow. If the person does not come, rigour of law will take recourse
CJI: Is it the same way we treat other accused too?
Using word 'Bangladeshi' for every migrant worker is dangerous; India a country of migrants and immigrants: Justice S Muralidhar
report by
@prashantjha996
Bombay High Court Bench at Nagpur of Justices R K Deshpande and Pushpa Ganediwala will hear an URGENT plea to postpone the
#NEETJEE
exams for students residing in flood- affected areas.
#JEENEET
#NEETJEEpostponekaro
CJI DY Chandrachud reveals how Supreme Court tech staff worked overnight to resolve a ICT error
"There was a glitch in our ICT network. Our team was working overnight and then left office at 5:30 am and unlike the private sector they wont get an extra penny but they did it for…
Bharat Biotech represented by Senior Advocate Vivek Reddy argued that The Wire had published articles which contained false allegations against Bharat Biotech and COVAXIN with a MALICIOUS intent to undermine the reputation of Bharat Biotech.
@BharatBiotech
@kvivekreddy
#COVAXIN
CJI DY Chandrachud takes strong objection to a lawyer posing counter questions during a mentioning :
"We are here not to answer your questions. We are here to pass orders. That's all."
#SupremeCourtOfIndia
#cjidychandrachud