PIL
- India
SC rejects plea seeking disclosure of ethanol in petrol
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, August 31, refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions for disclosure of the ethanol content in petrol and greater transparency regarding the…
- India
HC seeks NALSA stand on free aid for needy to tender e-evidence
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the Centre and NALSA on a PIL seeking free forensic expert assistance for the needy to enable them to present electronic evidence…
- Telangana
Telangana HC dismisses BRS, BJP’s pleas on crop loss payouts
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Friday, August 14, dismissed as not maintainable two separate public interest litigations, one by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T Harish Rao and another by Bharatiya Janata…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru pothole case: HC seeks detailed report from GBA
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has directed the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) to submit a detailed affidavit explaining the measures being taken to identify and repair potholes across Bengaluru. The direction came…
- India
SC slams FSSAI over delay in warning labels on packaged foods
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 13, slammed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over a delay in introducing warning labels on packaged foods and asked if…
- Hyderabad
PIL seeks to stop Hyderabad Old City Metro rail works
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday, August 5, continued the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to stop all construction activities related to the Old City Metro Rail in…
- India
NMC flags long working hours of resident doctors before SC
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has informed the Supreme Court that long and exhausting working hours are causing serious mental and psychological stress among resident doctors. The commission said reasonable…
- Telangana
HC pulls up Telangana govt over failing RTI portal
Hyderabad: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Telangana High Court has laid bare a near-total collapse of the state’s online Right to Information system, with official data showing 99.48 per cent…
- India
PIL in SC seeks safeguards for journalists covering protests
New Delhi: A public interest litigation (PIL) has been moved before the Supreme Court seeking directions for the formulation of a National Minimum Protocol for the Safety of Journalists and Media Personnel…
- Hyderabad
HC seeks report on steps to regulate pigeon feeding in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has asked the state government and civic authorities to submit an affidavit explaining the steps taken to regulate pigeon feeding in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The direction was…
- India
SC to hear PILs on Ayodhya Ram Temple Trust today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, July 13, a batch of public interest litigations (PILs) seeking a court-monitored investigation into alleged financial irregularities in the management of…
- India
SC declines urgent plea over Nazia Khan’s Prophet Muhammad remarks
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, July 6, declined to hear an urgent listing of a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging objectionable and derogatory comments made against Prophet Muhammad by Bharatiya…
- Bangalore
Karnataka High Court moved against Bengaluru township project
Bengaluru: The proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township project near Bidadi has come under legal scrutiny, with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) being filed in the Karnataka High Court challenging the acquisition of…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC dismisses PIL on Gandhi assassination inquiry
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Union Government to constitute a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate why no judicial commission was…
- India
Plea in HC claims Cockroach Janta Party founder waging war against Centre
Prayagraj: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was moved before the Allahabad High Court seeking a multi-agency investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against the founder of…
