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HP HC | If conduct of an editor of a newspaper is under scanner, suspension of accreditation till charges are cleared would not amount to violation of freedom of press

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such

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Jhar HC | A Newspaper reports about sexual assault incident along with sum and substance of FIR lodged with no disclosure of victim’s name. Will defamation provision under Ss. 500 or 501 IPC be applied on publisher, editor, etc.?

Jharkhand High Court: Ananda Sen, J., while addressing the instant matter with regard to the application of Section 228A of Penal Code,

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PCI advises Media to publish verified publication extracts of foreign newspaper in Indian newspapers

Press Council of India has considered references received from various quarters by Government about the responsibility of Indian Newspapers in publishing foreign

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Megh HC | Editor and Publisher of Shillong Times guilty of contempt; to pay a fine of Rs 2 lakhs each or face ban

Meghalaya High Court: A Bench of Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, CJ and S.R. Sen, J. came down heavily on the Editor and the

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Defamation| By mere levelling of allegation without any substance, presumption cannot be drawn that it was in discharge of public duty: Chhattisgarh HC

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Bench comprising of Goutam Bhaduri, J. allowed an appeal concerning the defamatory publication made against two doctors in