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Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Petition in Madras High Court seeks guidelines for aviation related media reporting, ETInfra
Advt Advt An advocate on Thursday filed a petition in the Madras High Court seeking framing and implementation of detailed guidelines for aviation-related media reporting to ensure that no premature statements are made until official investigations are Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by advocate M Pravin , in the wake of the June 12 Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad that killed 260 people, is likely to come up for hearing his petition, Pravin submitted that it was a well-known fact that after aviation incidents, news media, social media platforms and digital intermediaries frequently publish "unverified content" that prejudges and attributes blame to practice not only damages their reputation and career prospects but also affects their personal dignity and mental well-being. One such instance occurred following the aviation accident on June 12, 2025 (Ahmedabad incident), which led to wide circulation of speculative media reports attributing fault to the flight crew while the investigation remained said he submitted a representation, dated July 14, 2025, to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Ministry of Electronics and Information representation sought institutional safeguards including the issuance of advisories to media houses, enforcement of confidentiality protocols regarding pilot identities and preliminary investigation findings, and formulation of content moderation guidelines for digital platforms under the IT the gravity of these concerns and the public interest involved, no effective action has been taken till date by the authorities, he said the "premature blame cast on pilots" in the aftermath of aviation accidents violates the principle of presumption of innocence and the fundamental right to dignity and privacy guaranteed under Article 14, Article 19(a), and Article 21 of the inaction and failure of the authorities to institute effective regulatory safeguards have serious implications not only for aviation safety but also for the sanctity of fair and just media reporting in the digital said such inaction was contrary to the statutory obligations imposed on the authorities under applicable laws such as the Information Technology Act and the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules as well as aviation publication of unverified, speculative, defamatory, or misleading content related to aviation accidents severely harms the reputation of the concerned professionals, diminishes public trust and casts an unfair and damaging impression on the aviation system as a reporting may also prejudice or interfere with the fairness of ongoing investigations or the present issue calls for urgent collaboration among the departments and relevant stakeholders to establish mechanisms that promote responsible and ethical digital reporting.
India Today
7 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Marital discord becoming trend: Court on hearing woman's plea against in-laws
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court, while quashing a criminal case filed by a woman against her estranged husband and his relatives on Monday, observed that there is a growing trend of misuse of laws meant to protect women in matrimonial disputes. The court mentioned key reformative laws enacted to protect marriages and solve disputes are being frequently discord has nowadays become a menace in society due to various factors. The parties who are fighting due to these marital discords have several remedies in law. The small issue between the two is spoiling the entire life and the marriages which are sacrosanct in Hindus are at stake," said the bench of Justices Nitin W Sambre and MM bench further opined that laws such as the Domestic Violence Act, the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act are frequently misused by parties, resulting in a variety of litigation that not only burdens the court, but also causes mental as well as physical harassment, endless conflict, financial loss and irreversible harm to children and other family members. The bench said that in such cases, the court should support a respectful settlement to terminate all litigation between the parties while protecting their life and liberty, which is a fundamental right guaranteed by Article 21 of the High Court was hearing the case of a couple who got married in May 2023. The woman lodged a complaint in December 2023 in case was filed against her husband, his two sisters, and his maternal aunt, alleging offences under Sections 498A and 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition accused them of dowry harassment, unnatural sex, and demands for land and property. The chargesheet had been filed, and the case was pending before a Nagpur the registration of the FIR, the chargesheet was also filed and proceedings were going on before a magistrate court. The man and his family later approached the high court seeking a quashing of the FIR and SP Sonwane, appearing for the man and his family, submitted that parties have settled their dispute before the Family Court. The woman was also present in court and affirmed that everything was settled, and she wanted to move on in while quashing the proceedings, the bench observed that "considering the recent trend of filing FIRs against as many as persons from husband's side, it has become imperative to look the matters of matrimonial disputes from a different angle, and therefore, if the parties settle their disputes amicably in order to live peacefully, it is the duty of the court to encourage such action by entertaining the prayer for quashing of the FIR, chargesheet or criminal proceedings".- EndsTune InMust Watch
India Today
7 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Complaint filed against Raj Thackeray seeking action for 'hate speech, violence'
A group of three advocates has filed a complaint demanding that Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray face action under the National Security Act for allegedly delivering hate speeches and inciting complaint, written in Marathi and signed by advocates Pankajkumar Mishra, Nityanand Sharma and Aashish Rai, urged authorities to register a case against Raj Thackeray, investigate his statements, and ensure strict legal action to prevent any future remarks that could disturb public peace or spread communal complaint also called for a thorough probe into alleged incidents of attacks, threats, social humiliation, and coercion by MNS workers. It demanded that those involved be booked and face strict legal consequences. The advocates have further appealed to the authorities to safeguard the life, liberty, equality, and freedom of expression of all citizens residing in Maharashtra, as guaranteed by the complaint comes amid an escalating Hindi-Marathi language row in the state, with multiple instances of non-Marathi-speaking citizens being assaulted by MNS and Shiv Sena (UBT) workers in different this month, Raj Thackeray bluntly instructed his cadre to beat people who "create drama" over not knowing Marathi."Be it a Gujarati or anyone else here, they must know Marathi. But there is no need to beat people for that if they don't speak Marathi. Yet, if someone does drama, you must hit them below their eardrums," Thackeray said"If you beat someone, don't make a video. Let the person beaten up tell that he has been beaten up; you don't need to tell everyone," he the remarks, several incidents of violence by MNS workers have surfaced. On Saturday, a migrant auto-rickshaw driver was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Maharashtra's Palghar district by alleged supporters of the MNS and Shiv Sena (UBT).The driver had reportedly argued with a man over the use of Marathi. MNS workers tracked him down, slapped and thrashed him, and forced him to publicly apologise to the man and his sister, whom he had allegedly misbehaved with earlier.- EndsMust Watch
Time of India
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Telephone tapping constitutes a violation of right to privacy: Madras HC
The Madras High Court declared telephone tapping a privacy violation. Justice Venkatesh cited Article 21 of the Constitution. He referenced the Telegraph Act's Section 5(2). The court quashed a Union government order authorizing the tapping of P Kishore's phone. This case involved bribery allegations. The judge noted violations of Telegraph Rules. Intercepted conversations cannot be used as evidence. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Madras High Court on Wednesday held that telephone tapping constitutes a violation of the right to privacy unless justified by a procedure established by law. Justice N Anand Venkatesh also observed that the right to privacy is now an integral part of the right to life and personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the judge said section 5(2) of the Telegraph Act authorises interception of telephones on the occurrence of a public emergency or in the interests of public safety. Both these contingencies were not secretive conditions or situations. Either of the situations would be apparent to a reasonable laid down in paragraph 28 of the decision of the Apex court in People's Union for Civil Liberties, it was only when the above two situations exist that the authority may pass an order directing interception of messages after recording its satisfaction that it was necessary or expedient so to do in the interest of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order or for preventing incitement to the commission of an offence, he a petition filed by P Kishore, Managing Director of Everonn Education Limited, the judge quashed an order of the union government, which authorised tapping of the mobile phone of the petitioner, in connection with a case relating to bribery and corruption, probed by the CBI, involving an Assistant Commissioner of Income judge said in the instant case, the impugned order dated August 12, 2011 does not fall either within the rubric of "public emergency" or "in the interests of public safety" as explained by the Supreme Court in the case of People's Union for Civil Liberties. The facts disclose that it was a covert operation/secretive situation for detection of crime, which would not be apparent to any reasonable the law presently stands, a situation of this nature does not fall within the four corners of Section 5(2) of the Act as expounded by the Supreme Court in the case of People's Union for Civil Liberties, which has been approved by the Constitution Bench of the SC in K S Puttaswamy case, the judge judge said the authorities have also contravened Rule 419-A(17) of the Telegraph Rules by failing to place the intercepted material before the Review Committee within the stipulated time to examine as to whether the interception was made in compliance with Section 5(2) of the a consequence, the impugned order must necessarily be set aside as unconstitutional and one without jurisdiction. Besides violating Article 21, it was also ultra vires Section 5(2) of the Act besides being in violation of the mandatory provisions of Rule 419-A of the Rules, the judge judge said it follows that the intercepted conversations collected pursuant to the impugned order in violation of Section 5(2) of the Act and Rule 419-A(17) of the Rules shall not be used for any purposes judge said it was, however, made clear that the above direction shall have no bearing on the other material that has been collected by the CBI subsequent to and independent of the intercepted call records, which shall be considered by the trial court on its own merits without being influenced by any of the observations made in this order.
Economic Times
22-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Interim relief for Puneet Singh, Gensol for usage of defamatory words against them
A Delhi court granted interim relief to Puneet Singh, co-founder of Gensol Engineering and BluSmart, against defamatory statements. The court clarified that fair and accurate reporting of investigations and court proceedings is still permitted. This comes amidst investigations by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, NFRA, and ED into Gensol Engineering following fraud allegations, including fund diversion and FEMA violations. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Mumbai: A Delhi court has allowed interim relief sought by Puneet Singh , co-founder, Gensol Engineering Ltd , the company and its affiliate BluSmart for usage of defamatory words which are unsubstantiated or court has however clarified that the order shall not have any bearing on the merits of the matter and shall not be construed to restrain any person from reporting about investigation and court proceedings in relation to the allegations so long as it is fair and accurate reporting based on duly substantiated, conclusive and verified was represented by his advocate Ayush Jindal. Jindal had argued that the publication contained reckless innuendos, distorted facts, prejudicial implications thereby violating plaintiffs rights guaranteed under Articles 19 & 21 of Constitution of India. It is also stated that the defamatory material constitutes an egregious assault upon the personal and professional court while granting the interim relief opined that Court very much understands and recognises that there is freedom of speech and expression under Articles 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India, however, these are not absolute rights but have limitations contained within itself under Article 19(2) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) and the Enforcement Directorate are looking into the books of Gensol Engineering following fraud allegationsIn April, Sebi banned the promoters of renewable energy company Gensol Engineering Ltd , brothers, Anmol and Puneet Jaggi, from the capital markets over alleged fund diversion and document falsification. The regulator also ordered a forensic investigation. Soon thereafter, BluSmart, an all-electric vehicle ride-hailing service promoted by the Jaggi brothers, began shutting its Fema case is focusing on whether funds to the tune of Rs 200 crore routed through a car dealer and cycled back to promoter-linked entities were in contravention of FEMA norms. Some of it was used for unrelated personal expenses, including buying luxury real the centre of the controversy is the alleged misutilisation of term loans availed by Gensol Engineering Ltd from state-run Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency and Power Finance Corporation . According to Sebi, the company secured a total of Rs 977.75 crore in loans, of which Rs 663.89 crore was meant specifically for the purchase of 6,400 electric vehicles (EVs). These EVs were procured by the company and subsequently leased to BluSmart, a related in a response submitted to Sebi in February, Gensol Engineering admitted that it had procured only 4,704 EVs till date, while it had received funding for 6,400 EVs. This was corroborated by Go-Auto Private Limited, the EV supplier, which confirmed delivering 4,704 units to the company for a total consideration of Rs 567.73 that Gensol Engineering was also required to provide an additional 20% equity contribution, the total expected outlay for the EVs was around Rs 829.86 crore. By that calculation, Rs 262.13 crore remains unaccounted for, said people in the know.
