social media

Suresh Rathore in Ankita Bhandari case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Four FIRs were filed against former MLA Suresh Rathore arising from social media posts projecting complainants as involved in the Ankita Bhandari murder, a case that had already concluded with three convictions and life sentences. Two were lodged by persons who were neither the victim nor the affected party, covering the same allegations as the victim’s own FIR.

Anjana Om Kashyap Defamation Suit
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The plaintiffs filed suit for damages on account of defamation, insults and derogatory remarks placed by the defendants on the social media.

Toby Landau at LIDW 2026
Events & CollaborationsLondon International Disputes Week

At LIDW 2026, Mr. Toby Landau KC delivered an insightful address, shedding light on the modern-day reputational mechanism in which self-promotion on social media has become increasingly normalised and rewarded, raising serious concerns regarding the profession itself.

YouTuber wife maintenance claim
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court stated that unless the total income of both parties, such as ITR, pay slips, or any other document supporting the claims regarding their income, was placed on record, only then could a correct assessment be made and an appropriate order could be passed for maintenance.

Fourth IBA India Litigation and ADR Symposium
Events/WebinarsNews

The Fourth IBA India Litigation and ADR Symposium concluded with a panel discussion on privacy and the new Digital Personal Data Protection Act as well as a debate on whether social media was the only reliable source of news.

bail to Ajaz Khan over remarks on Harsh Beniwal's family
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The audience may be influenced by the material posted by social medial influencers and thus even if the content is deleted after being posted, it would reach a large set of audience, leading to republishing of the same and sparking a debate, which eventually affects the victim.

public social media accounts for US Visa
Foreign LegislationLegislation Updates

U.S. Visa applicants face expanded screening rules that include social media review effective from June 18, 2025

Punjab and Haryana High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“One cannot overlook the role played by the so-called beauty and fitness influencers in setting unrealistic standards by creating a make-believe world. In a bid to meet these fickle societal standards of beauty, vulnerable people go to extreme lengths and even undergo risky procedures.”

Chhattisgarh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“If permission is granted to examine the Facebook or Instagram account of the prosecutrix and play the audio recording concerning the prosecutrix, then privacy of the prosecutrix may be compromised.”

Justice Tashi Rabstan retires
Know thy Judge

SC Collegium modified its proposal to recommend Justice Rabstan as Chief Justice of his parent High Court of J&K and Ladakh and he took oath of office on 27-9-2024.

Justice V. Ramasubramanian
Events/WebinarsNews

EBC published Nina Rohinton Nariman’s ‘Informational Privacy: Constitutional and Common Law Remedies’.

DSK Legal Advertisement
Hot Off The PressNews

The Bar Council of India (‘BCI’) sent a Show Cause Notice to the law firm DSK legal for professional misconduct and violation of Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules for posting a video advertisement on social media and directed immediate removal of the video from all digital platforms.

ASGI Vikramjit Banerjee at ICPS
New releasesNews

On 28-02-2025, the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (‘ICPS’) organized a program on “Constitution: A living Document, Journey of Democracy Challenges and New Dimensions”.

Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The assertion made in the bail application that the complainant, “being a married woman, was mature and intelligent enough to understand the significance and consequences of her actions” is a specious argument that cannot absolve the accused of the allegations levelled against him.

TikTok SCOTUS
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act makes it unlawful for any entity to provide certain services to distribute, maintain, or update a foreign adversary-controlled application in the United States.

Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Social media platforms, print media, other digital/non-digital mediums and other relevant intermediaries are also restrained from publishing, sharing, hosting, circulating, or promoting any further defamatory content about plaintiff.

YSR Congress Party social media head
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The petitioner alleged that S. 111 of Nyaya Samhita, 2023 is being misused as a tool to stifle the voice of the opposition party.

Justice Tashi Rabstan
Know thy Judge

Justice Tashi Rabstan was earlier recommended to be appointed as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court; however, the SC Collegium modified its proposal to recommend him as Chief Justice of his parent High Court of J&K and Ladakh.

Calcutta High Court
Hot Off The PressNews

The copies of the social media posts submitted before the Court revealed nasty and unacceptable comments regarding the rape and murder victim.

Bombay High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Several defamatory statements were made against Malabar Gold Ltd. by Respondent 1 on his YouTube channel titled “Marunadan Malayali”.