The Delhi High Court today refused to pass any directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to stop the circulation of deepfake videos amid the Lok Sabha elections.
A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that the Court cannot pass such directions during the elections and that it trusts that the ECI will take appropriate action.
Appearing for the petitioner, Senior Advocate Jayant Mehta said that the ECI certifies any p...
The Supreme Court Registrar recently refused to receive the application filed by the Centre seeking clarification of the 2012 judgment in the 2G Spectrum case. The central government sought a clarification that the verdict does not bar the allocation of spectrum through means other than public auction in certain situations.
Mentioning that the application was in effect seeking a review of the 2012 verdict in the guise of seeking clarification, the Registrar dismissed it by terming it misconc...