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Abstract : Rahul Gandhi has been convicted by a court in Gujarat for defamatory speech in 2019 stating "Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi, Narendra Modi. How come all the thieves have 'Modi' as a common surname?" Petitioner was Purnesh Modi. Oflate, lot has been spoken in national and international media about democracy in India. Words like #presstitutes #GodiMedia and what not. International media has at several times used examples of regressive incidents to paint a narrative around it to...

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) published a draft amendment (draft rules) to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. This came after the MeitY was put in charge of matters relating to online gaming.  The draft rules define an online game as : -  a game offered on the internet accessible via a computer when a deposit is made with the expectation of earning winnings, and  - an online gaming...

Abstract : Artificial intelligence (AI) is a developed technology that has grown around the world and gives people better and more efficient ways to supply across many industries. By giving the machine the ability to think for itself, AI intends to give the equipment a method to emulate human nature in areas like problem-solving and critical reasoning. In this study, we first took a broad overview of artificial intelligence and then discussed the current state...

Abstract : A division bench of the Delhi High Court on Friday upheld a single-judge order setting aside the arbitral award which had directed Antrix Corporation Limited (commercial arm of ISRO) to pay damages of over US$ 560 million along with interest to Devas Multimedia Private Limited. In its judgement, the division bench said that the act of fraud is an anathema to all equitable principles and every transaction tainted with fraud must be viewed with disdain by courts. "In the...

In a matter of Ajay Kumar Radheshyam Goenka v. Tourism Finance Corporation of India Ltd, The Supreme Court on Thursday reiterated that the insolvency process initiated to recover debt does not absolve accused from criminal liability in cheque dishonour cases. A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Abhay S Oka and JB Pardiwala clarified that  proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act are penal in character and not mere recovery or suit proceedings. "We are...