PIL
- India
SC demands accountability while hearing PIL to debar those facing charges from polls
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday observed that there must be accountability at every level and citing government offices, stressed that a common man is bogged down by corruption, while giving…
- Telangana
Telangana HC pulls up municipal body over killing of boy by stray dogs
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday pulled up Hyderabad’s municipal body over the gruesome death of a four-year-old boy who was mauled to death by stray dogs on Sunday. Taking cognisance…
- Delhi
Delhi HC notice to Centre on PIL against compulsory reporting of POCSO cases
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to file its reply, within six weeks, on a PIL challenging provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act,…
- India
SC seeks Centre’s reply on PIL alleging ‘unnecessary’ hysterectomies in Bihar, Raj, Chhattisgarh
New Delhi: The Supreme Court sought the Centre’s response on Monday on a PIL alleging that doctors in Bihar, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh have been performing “unnecessary hysterectomies”, a surgical procedure to remove…
- India
SC asks if it can direct legislature to make gender, religion-neutral laws
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked on Monday whether it can hear a range of pleas including PILs seeking a direction to the Centre to make religion and gender-neutral uniform laws governing…
- India
SC closes petition seeking to ban Zoom app
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed a PIL seeking a ban on the use of the Zoom application over security and privacy concerns. Senior advocate Arvind Datar contended before a…
- India
Land for power lines: HC asks rights body to serve PIL copy to Adani firm
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked APDR to serve a copy of its public interest litigation (PIL) to Adani Power Ltd, where the rights body alleged that power transmission towers…
- Delhi
PIL in Delhi HC seeks direction to conduct LS, Assembly polls together in 2024
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has been moved for direction to the Central government and the Election Commission (EC) to determine if it is feasible to hold the Lok Sabha and…
- India
PIL in SC seeks prosecution of short sellers for ‘artificial’ crashing of Adani Group’s stock value
New Delhi: A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking the prosecution of short seller Nathan Anderson of US-based firm Hindenburg Research and his associates in India and the US,…
- Bangalore
Amicus Curiae appointed for PIL on illegal religious structures
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has appointed senior advocate Vikram Huilagol as amicus curiae in the public interest litigation (PIL) it has initiated against illegal religious structures on public land. The…
- India
Bengal CM cannot be made a party in PIL on derogatory remarks against Prez Murmu: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday said that West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee cannot be made a party to a PIL filed over derogatory comments made by a member of…
- India
Allahabad HC bench seeks Censor Board’s reply on PIL filed against movie ‘Adipurush’
Lucknow: The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court has issued a notice to the Censor Board to file its reply on a PIL filed against upcoming mega-starer ‘Adipurush’. The bench has fixed…
- India
SC to hear PIL on Jan 20 against Bihar govt’s move to conduct caste survey
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on January 20 a plea against the Bihar government’s decision to conduct a caste census in the state. A bench of Chief Justice…
- India
Joshimath subsidence: SC asks petitioner to mention on Tue for urgent listing of PIL
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked a petitioner, who has sought the court’s intervention to declare the crisis in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath as a national disaster, to mention his plea Tuesday for urgent…
- India
SC to hear pleas challenging validity of 1991 law on religious places
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Monday a batch of PILs challenging the validity of certain provisions of a 1991 law which prohibit filing of a lawsuit to…
