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LEGAL UPDATES OF THE DAY- 16/06/2023


The Allahabad High Court has ordered that the Al Jazeera documentary film 'India...Who Lit the Fuse?' not be broadcast.


The Allahabad High Court temporarily barred Al Jazeera from telecasting, transmitting, or publishing their documentary film 'India...Who Lit the Fuse?' in India on Tuesday, citing worries that its dissemination could have "evil consequences."

The Court was considering public interest litigation brought by Sudhir Kumar, a social activist, opposing the film's telecast. The petitioner claimed that the film has the potential to disturb citizen cohesion and threaten the nation's integrity.

A bench of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Ashutosh Srivastava ruled that the petitioner's accusations were not frivolous or ill-founded.



Theft on a train travel is not a service failure; passengers must protect their own belongings: Supreme Court


Theft occurring during train travels does not constitute a deficit in railway service, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.

A vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah highlighted that if passengers lose any of their items aboard the train, they cannot seek compensation from the Indian Railways.

The Court made the statement while throwing aside consumer court orders to compensate a man (claimant) 1 lakh compensation for money lost during a train ride.



Calcutta High Court dismisses the state's petition against the CBI probe, saying the scheme widened the gap between the haves and the have-nots.


The 'School Jobs for Cash' scandal has expanded the gap between the haves and have-nots, according to the Calcutta High Court, which dismissed the West Bengal government's objection to an order for a CBI investigation into the scam on Thursday.

A division bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Partha Sarathi Chatterjee dismissed the appeal filed against Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay's April 21 ruling ordering the CBI to investigate the scandal.





'Wife's Uncontested Claim Regarding Husband's Income Be Taken As Gospel Truth': Supreme Court Upgrades Compensation For Deceased Worker



The Supreme Court granted higher compensation under the Workmen Compensation Act, 1923 to the kin of a deceased employee, while stating that the Act's goal is to provide social justice. Instead of remanding the case back to the High Court for further consideration, the Bench awarded additional compensation to the deceased's family.




When Cognizance is taken by Special Court under the PC Act, the approver is not required to be examined as a witness by the Magistrate: The Supreme Court


The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that when a Special Court takes cognizance under the PC Act, the approver is not needed to be examined as a witness by a Magistrate.

The bench of Justices V. Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal was hearing an appeal challenging the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court's decision affirming the appellants' convictions for various offences under the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.




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