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1. Calcutta High Court dismisses APDR plea for enquiry into demolition of book stall during Durga Puja

Justice Rishad Medora of the Calcutta High Court dismissed a writ petition by the Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) seeking an impartial, time-bound enquiry into the demolition of

Calcutta High Court dismisses APDR plea for enquiry into demolition of book stall during Durga Puja

Justice Rishad Medora of the Calcutta High Court dismissed a writ petition by the Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) seeking an impartial, time-bound enquiry into the demolition of its temporary book stall near Jadavpur 8B Bus Stand without prior notice during Durga Puja. The court held that because the stall was erected without appropriate permission, no fundamental right of the petitioner had been violated for it to invoke writ jurisdiction, and noted that no affidavit had been called for, so the allegations were deemed not admitted by the respondents. The court granted APDR liberty to pursue other remedies, if any, regarding the demolition, and refused to direct compensation. APDR had alleged that persons claiming to be from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, accompanied by police, demolished the stall despite its applications for permission and payment of the municipal fee; the State submitted that no permission was granted and that considering the representations would be futile.

2. Delhi High Court Restrains US Copyright Suit Against TV Today Network Over Weather Footage in News Reports

The Delhi High Court, in an interim order by Justice Tejas Karia, restrained a US-based entity and individuals from pursuing copyright infringement proceedings against TV Today Network before a US cou

Delhi High Court Restrains US Copyright Suit Against TV Today Network Over Weather Footage in News Reports

The Delhi High Court, in an interim order by Justice Tejas Karia, restrained a US-based entity and individuals from pursuing copyright infringement proceedings against TV Today Network before a US court, holding that the foreign proceedings were prima facie vexatious and oppressive and that the Delhi High Court was the appropriate forum. The court restrained the defendants, their agents and representatives from proceeding with the suit before the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and from filing any suit, application or proceeding outside India concerning the subject matter. The order was passed on an interim application by TV Today Network, which operates news channels including Aaj Tak, Aaj Tak HD, Television and Good News Today. The broadcaster sought a declaration that its use of weather-related footage in news broadcasts did not infringe copyright under the Copyright Act, 1957, protection against groundless threats under Section 60, and an anti-suit injunction. The dispute arose after the defendants lodged copyright complaints in March alleging infringement in weather-related footage used in the broadcaster's YouTube news reports, after which YouTube disabled access to certain videos. TV Today submitted counter-notifications seeking restoration, and the defendants sued in the US District Court in March alleging copyright infringement, removal of copyright management information and related claims concerning 42 videos. TV Today argued that the videos were scripted, edited, compiled and uploaded from India and contained its own narration, reporting, commentary, graphics and editorial content, and that the jurisdiction clause in the counter-notifications was a standard-form YouTube condition rather than a negotiated agreement to submit disputes to US jurisdiction. The court noted that in Associated Broadcasting Company Limited v. Google LLC and Others, the High Court had held that weather footage depicting natural events comprises universal, non-imaginative and generic facts, and that brief extracts incorporated into news narration and commentary could constitute fair dealing under Section 52(1)(a)(iii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. It observed that the record indicated the defendants' recordings were used only for a few seconds in weather reports and were not presented as independent content or substitutes for the originals, and that the defendants had not filed a reply or appeared despite being served. Finding a prima facie case, balance of convenience and irreparable harm, the court allowed the application and clarified that its observations were prima facie and not a final opinion on the merits.

3. Madras High Court orders FIR, account freeze and action over fraudulent Tamil Nadu library book procurement

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to identify officials responsible for fraudulent procurement of books for public libraries and take disciplinary actio

Madras High Court orders FIR, account freeze and action over fraudulent Tamil Nadu library book procurement

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to identify officials responsible for fraudulent procurement of books for public libraries and take disciplinary action, including suspension. It ordered the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption to immediately register an FIR and freeze the bank accounts of Agal Vilakku Publication, its proprietor Mohan and others involved, and to determine the amount spent. The court also directed the Director of Public Libraries to provide details of officials responsible over the past two years and more, prepare an inventory of suspect books and keep them away from readers, and file an affidavit setting out the sequence of events and naming those involved from top to bottom. The bench said the allegations in the 2019 writ petition by Ramasubbu, a Nagercoil resident who runs a literary forum, were unrebutted after five years and directed that procurement comply with the government order dated March 7, 2024.

4. Supreme Court rules grandson cannot claim coparcenary rights in grandfather's property after partition

The Supreme Court dismissed a 29-year-old partition suit filed by a grandson, holding that after ancestral property was partitioned among a Hindu male's Class I heirs, the share allotted to the grands

Supreme Court rules grandson cannot claim coparcenary rights in grandfather's property after partition

The Supreme Court dismissed a 29-year-old partition suit filed by a grandson, holding that after ancestral property was partitioned among a Hindu male's Class I heirs, the share allotted to the grandson's father became the father's individual property under Section 8 of Succession Act, 1956, and the grandson could not claim coparcenary rights by birth. A bench of Justices Augustine George Masih and Sunita Agarwal, in a judgment delivered on November 6, held that the joint coparcenary ceased to exist once the property devolved on and was divided among the Class I heirs, and that the grandson, whose father was alive, was not a Class I heir and could not take a direct share. The court relied on Commissioner of Wealth Tax v Chander Sen (1986) and rejected arguments based on Section 29-A of Succession (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 1989, and the unamended Section 6, holding that neither provision could confer coparcenary rights on the appellant on the facts. The suit was originally filed in 1997 by the appellant's mother when he was a minor, seeking partition and possession of half of a 1,811-square-foot Chennai property. A compromise decree of February 3, 1994, had allotted the father 1,811 square feet, which he later sold through sale deeds executed in April 1997.

5. Bombay High Court refuses permission to construct Chhath Puja stage at Girgaon Chowpatty

On November 9, 2026, a Bombay High Court Bench of Justices Advait Sethna and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale declined to permit Mithila Chhath Puja Sangh to construct a stage at Girgaon Chowpatty for Chhath Puja

Bombay High Court refuses permission to construct Chhath Puja stage at Girgaon Chowpatty

On November 9, 2026, a Bombay High Court Bench of Justices Advait Sethna and Ranjitsinha Bhonsale declined to permit Mithila Chhath Puja Sangh to construct a stage at Girgaon Chowpatty for Chhath Puja, hearing the plea during vacation. The Sangh sought permission for two days; police had denied permission in September citing a 1998 High Court order that said Girgaon Chowpatty would host Ganeshotsav, Navratri Utsav, Ramlila, Krishnalila and Christmas and no programme beyond those, and that set up a Monitoring Committee made a party to any plea seeking permission for celebrations at Chowpatty areas in Mumbai. The Bench noted that the plea did not make the Monitoring Committee a party and that no material justified the omission. It held that Article 25 places freedom of conscience and freedom to profess, practise and propagate religion within order, morality and health, and said constitutional checks and balances must be followed. The court said it would not pass orders at this stage, listed the matter on reopening, declined to direct a site, expressed no opinion on a site for the event, and said the petitioner may pursue remedies in law and move the court on reopening.

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