Devika Agarwal

Articles by Devika Agarwal

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  Aug 09, 2018

  Meesha book controversy: Ban on literary work violates freedom of speech; test for such moves should be extremely stringent

  Meesha book controversy: Calls for ban on books violating the right to freedom of speech and expression and the court, in deciding whether a prohibition on a book is justified, must balance free speech with public interest
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  Jul 19, 2018

  Online sexual harassment: Kerala HC ruling a good start but govt needs to hold internet intermediaries accountable

  In Majeesh K Mathew v. State of Kerala, the Kerala HC observed that making comments on social media which contain sexually explicit content against a woman amounts to online sexual harassment
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  Jul 16, 2018

  Partners in live-in relationships in India can hope for better rights, if earlier verdicts are anything to go by

  The Supreme Court currently examining a case to determine whether a live-in relationship can be treated as a de-facto marriage and whether a man can be held liable to pay his partner maintenance if the relationship ends because of refusal to marry.
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  Jul 16, 2018

  Does Right to Freedom of Religion extend to wearing religious headgear during sporting event, Supreme Court asks Centre

  The Supreme Court recently sought a reply from the central government on a PIL to formulate guidelines to exempt turbaned Sikhs from wearing any other head-gear during sporting events.
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  Jul 05, 2018

  Misuse of khadi mark by Fabindia adversely affects interests of artisans; KVIC has strong case against erring firms

  KVIC has a strong case to prevent the misuse of the khadi mark by companies in India, on the ground that KVIC owns the khadi trademark in India.
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  Jun 14, 2018

  Punjab and Haryana HC leaves Sec 121 open to misuse by terming inciteful posts on social media as 'waging war' against India

  The Punjab and Haryana High Court order in the Arvind Singh @Ghoga vs State of Punjab case where it stated that 'collecting men' on social media can amount to 'collecting arms' for waging war against the government leaves room for the misuse of Section 121 of IPC, will throttle free speech
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  Jun 09, 2018

  Anonymity for rape victims: Law must strike delicate balance on holding internet intermediaries liable

  While there are laws prohibiting the media from disclosing the identity of rape victims, the question of the liability of internet intermediaries is a complex one.
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  Jan 06, 2018

  WhatsApp and the middle finger: Will India's obscenity laws compel messaging giant to drop emoji?

  To determine whether WhatsApp should be obliged to remove the middle finger emoji, Indian courts will necessarily have to decide whether use of the gesture is still considered offensive in India
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  Sep 19, 2017

  Arun Jaitley's suit against AAP's Raghav Chadha: Does republishing of defamatory content amount to 'defamation'?

  Arun Jaitley claims that AAP's Raghav Chadha is guilty of defamation because he retweeted a defamatory post against him posted by Arvind Kejriwal.
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  Sep 17, 2017

  Baadshaho controversy throws spotlight on trend of increasing court battles over copyrights

  The cases involving 'Baadshaho' and 'Ranjana Ami Ashbo’, highlight that filing of copyright infringement suits involving movie titles and songs has become a common trend.
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