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The Karnataka government has informed the High Court it has introduced the 'Suraksha' app and in times of emergency the public can either use this app or call the 112 emergency number. A public interest litigation by NT Arun Kumar from Nagadevanahalli in Bengaluru had sought directions for pre-installed panic buttons in mobile phones. The division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagri appreciated the government's efforts in developing the Suraksha App and disposed of the petition. Read…

The Bombay High Court has ordered ride-hailing company Rapido to stop services in Maharashtra until January 20 as the state government has yet to provide a licence for it to operate in the state.The High Court directed the company to suspend services by 1 pm on Friday, following which the Bengaluru-based company said it had suspended its operations.The court will hear the matter next on January 20.“In the interim, the Honourable Bombay High Court has accepted Rapido’s ‘without prejudice’ undertaking to discontinue…

The High Court of Karnataka was informed by the state government on Monday that a decision on the online, app-based autorickshaw hailing services will be taken by November 25. The government said the petitions of the service providers have been considered and a decision is pending. The transport department had recently directed stopping of auto-hailing services as it was not covered under the Karnataka On-Demand Transportation Technology Aggregator Rules in 2016. The licences issued were only for cab-hailing services, the…

With celebrities promoting online rummy and massive advertisement campaigns being run to attract people to play the card game, which has allegedly pushed many into financial ruin and some to commit suicide as a result, the Kerala government has said it was considering amending its gaming laws to regulate such online games. The government had said in the state assembly that it was considering bringing in the amendment subject to the outcome of its appeal in the Kerala High Court against a single judge's order quashing the…

Australia's highest court overturned a ruling that had found Google engaged in defamation by supplying a link to a contested newspaper article, throwing the spotlight again on how online libel cases are handled in the country. The seven-judge panel of the High Court of Australia voted 5-2 to throw out an earlier finding that the Alphabet Inc unit played a part in publishing the disputed article by acting as a "library" housing it, saying the website had no active role. The decision brings fresh confusion to a question…

Causis E-Mobility Pvt Ltd, a UK-based electric vehicle firm, was recently denied ad-interim relief in its appeal against its rejection from the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bidding process for 1,400 electric buses for allegedly straying from tender criteria. The UK company has set up a 75-acre facility in Talegaon, Pune and said that it will be making electric buses at the plant that will be rolled out in the first week of November this year. However, the petitioner alleged that the BEST incorrectly…