Robot Rights: A possible future?

Prachi ChakravartyLaw

Robot Rights: A possible future?

In a not-too-distant future, mankind may decide to confer upon robots the rights of an average man. This decision will be based on their possession of moral personhood, culminating from virtues of rationality, intelligence, reasoning, autonomy, consciousness, awareness, and sentience. … Read More

Parshant Vashishta v. State of Chhattisgarh

Khilansha MukhijaCase Summary

Appeal against a Session Judge's order directing the police to register an FIR for disclosing the identity of minor victims

Parshant Vashishta v. State of Chhattisgarh In the High Court of Chhattisgarh W.P (Cr.) 177/2017 Before Justice Sanjay K. Agarwal and Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Decided on January 30, 2023 Relevancy of the case: Appeal against a Session Judge’s order … Read More

Nishal O.P. v. State of Kerala

Shravya SrivastavaCase Summary

Bail application in a case involving the publication and transmission of obscene photos of a woman

Nishal O.P. v. State of Kerala In the High Court of Kerala B.A. 7904/2022 Before Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas Decided on October 14, 2022 Relevancy of the case: Bail application in a case involving the publication and transmission of obscene … Read More

Chandrakant v. State of Maharashtra

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Anticipatory bail application in a case involving the sending of objectionable WhatsApp messages to a teacher colleague

Chandrakant v. State of Maharashtra In the High Court of Bombay ABA 2004/2018 Before Justice Anuja Prabhudessai Decided on September 28, 2018 Relevancy of the case: Anticipatory bail application in a case involving the sending of objectionable WhatsApp messages to … Read More