Bombay High Court petitioner lashes out at Sunday’s Sony T.V broadcast of Dirty Picture as being in violation of Section 6 of Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act [Law et al News]

Katju wants electronic media under Press Council of India Act – rejects self-regulation stance; Feels Mamata should take being cartooned in her stride, like him [Hindustan Times] [The Hindu]

India brushes aside Vodafone International Holding BV’s extra-jurisdictional invocation of BIT arbitration clause – deal was completed in Cayman Islands [DNA India]

Affidavit against SC’s panel looking into conducive, rehabilitative conditions for sex workers meets with justice Alatamas Kabir’s and justice Gyan Sudha Mishra’s clarification of the scope of hearing not touching on legalizing prostitution [Law et al News]

Britain’s first almost-live broadcast of murder sentencing [The Independent] [Watch film]

Election Symbols Order de-recognizing a political party with less than 6 per cent of votes polled in state elections and returning less than two members to the state legislative assembly, upheld by SC’s Kabir, Nijjar and Chelameswar [Law et al News]

The Direct Tax Code, 2010 will replace the Income Tax Act, 1961, effective 1 April 2013 [Mint]